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Chapter 4: Waimea Town Plan A temporary trail located in the Parker Ranch Connector Road Phase Two corridor may serve the community well. While the connector road cannot be built in the immediate future, a trail in this location would provide the community a needed alternative travel route. A perimeter trail around the State owned Buster Brown parcel that could possibly extend to Anna Ranch or to HPA has been advocated by several community members. Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail Comprehensive Management Plan/EIS — Map of Alternative C: Ahupua'a Trail Systems shows the proposed corridor and possible connector and lateral trails in South Kohala. Waimea Trails & Greenways could be extended down an alignment that would follow Waikoloa Stream and Waiulaula Stream to connect with the Ala Kahakai NHT. When Paniolo Road is extended from Waikoloa to Kawaihae Road, a parallel shared use path could connect to Waimea Trails & Greenways and the Ala Kahakai NHT. Kohala Watershed Management Plan — Trails and Public Recreational Use Areas map shows a number of existing unimproved and dirt roads and trails in South Kohala. The plan encourages use of these roads and trails by the public. PB Americas Waimea Traffic Circulation Study—Map shows Waimea Trails & Greenways extending eastward along the Old Homestead Road, a path along Mamalahoa Highway, Parker Ranch Connector Road and Lalamilo Connector Road and the Lindsey Road Extension. During the Parker Ranch Connector charrette, it was suggested that a path on one side of the connector road(s) could accommodate pedestrians and slow bike riders and one on the other side of the connector road(s) could accommodate equestrians. Note that this suggestion plus the opening of the Parker Ranch equestrian trail would create an equestrian loop. Also, it would connect the Waimea Trails & Greenways parking lot (which is planned to accommodate horse trailers to allow equestrian use of portions of the trail)to the equestrian trail loop, and if a north-south shared use trail in the vicinity of Waimea Civic Center connected these trails to the Old Government Road, a longer loop would be possible. It is also recommended that the Old Government Road (that extends behind Imiola Church and runs along until it reaches behind Pu'u Kakanihia and follows down Lanimaomao Stream, exiting out near the Kamehameha Schools Preschool) be cleared of vegetation and considered as a multi- purpose trail. Nino Walker's Paths in the Country Map —This map shows one way to create an alternative access to the Waipio Rim Trail that was lost when the White Road Trail was closed. The trail could follow the perimeter of Anna Ranch or the State parcel north of town. A number of possible trail alignments are suggested within Waimea town. Existing utility pole easements are potential trail systems that already exist and with minimal improvement could become long linear recreational facilities, for hiking, horseback riding and bicycling. The conceptual Kapuni O Hawai'i trail paralleling Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway along the utility pole line, as well as the one makai of Mamalahoa Highway are examples. Steps should be taken in the initial phasing of the bike/pedestrian network to include these rights of way where ever possible. A pedestrian/bike/horse bridge across Waikoloa Stream would be provided on State property to connect the Kapiolani/Spencer/Hokuula/Lindsey loop (which is already used by pedestrians, bike riders and equestrians) to the rest of the shared use network via Church Row. Portions of one or both of State lots 6-5-004-015 and 6-5-004-079 could serve as trail head parking lots and/or community gardens. Parker Ranch lot 6-5-004-099 would have to be crossed, but crossing might be possible within a drainage easement. South Kohala CDP November, 2008 FINAL Page 74