PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SPP-2023-000039 & PL-USE-2023-000010)

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property that encompassed an approximately 1.5-acre portion of the subject property. In the 2022 letter, SHPD determined that no historic properties were to be affected. However, for the new proposed project area, no new comments have been received from SHPD. 23. Cultural or Native Gathering Rights: There is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the site,nor existence of any known valued cultural or native resources in the area. 24. Traffic: A Traffic Assessment Report(TAR) for the proposed Hdmdkua-Kohala Health Wellness Center dated November 2022 was conducted by The Traffic Management Consultant(TMC). The TAR included traffic counts and studied the impacts of the proposed project on two (2) intersections in the vicinity of the subject property. According to the TAR, Maluhia Road and Akoni Pule Highway driveway currently operate at a Level of Service "B" (Control delay is not significant). The TAR concluded that at full buildout in 2025,the Akoni Pule Highway driveway could be expected to operate at a Level of Service "C" during the AM peak hours and a Level of Service "B" during the PM peak hours while the Projects' Maluhia Road driveway is expected to operate at a Level of Service "B" during both AM and PM peak hours. The TAR provides several recommendations to mitigate traffic impacts including providing adequate site distance, road widening, and a stop-control at the tee- intersection of the Maluhia Road driveway and Maluhia Road. 25. Public Access: There is no record of a designated public access to the shoreline or mountain areas that traverses the property. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SERVICES 26. Access: Access to the subject property is currently from an existing 20-foot-wide driveway to Akoni Pule Highway, which is a minor arterial roadway under the jurisdiction of the County of Hawai`i by a Transfer Agreement between the State of Hawai`i Department of Transportation and the County of Hawaii dated December 7, 2021. The applicant is proposing to construct a secondary driveway from Maluhia Road, a private roadway located to the west of the property. The applicant obtained a Grant of Easement, dated September 21, 2022, and recorded at the Bureau of Conveyance of the State of Hawai`i,which granted the applicant easement rights over Maluhia Road. Access to the transitional medical clinic is proposed to be from Maluhia Road with an interior turn-around and fire apparatus access lane. The applicant is proposing to expand the existing Akoni Pule Highway driveway access -6-