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

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Special Permit Application and Use Permit Application Hamakua Health Center, Inc. b. Water, Wastewater and Fire Control Services: Based on the Project water demand calculations of a maximum of 276 gpd, water from the existing 5/8th-inch meter is sufficient to service the Phase I development, however, is insufficient to meet the water demand needs for the Phase II development(see Exhibit 19a). The DWS is expected to complete construction and operation of a new water tank in 2023, and has preliminarily informed the Project's engineers that additional units of water can be made available for the Permanent Clinic component of the Project, subject to final determination by DWS (see Exhibit 19b). The wastewater from Phase II will be handled by a new IWS which shares the Transitional Clinical IWS absorption bed, and a new backup secondary absorption bed, approved by the DOH, will be installed (see Exhibit 4a). Fire control will be handled by the DWS municipal system, supplemented by a dedicated, stand-alone 10,000-gallon water catchment tank with a 4-inch waterline serving the Fire Department Connection mounted on a concrete monument, which will alleviate the need for a fire hydrant to be installed for subsequent phases. C. Access and Parking: Access to the Transitional Clinic will be via the Maluhia Road Driveway,which leads out to Akoni Pule Highway. Interior connecting roadways within the Project will include a vehicle turn-round and fire apparatus access lane. A total of 19 off-street parking stalls,including ADA and a loading/ unloading area are proposed(see Exhibit 4a). 2. Phase II - Permanent Clinic, is a two-story, approximately 23,973 square feet building (first floor of 16,901 square feet and second floor of 7,072 square feet)which will be sited on the southwestern corner of the Property (see Exhibit 4a; Exhibits 4c and 4d-floor plans). Existing Buildings A and B will be demolished and the existing cesspool will be closed. Accessory uses include the outdoor gathering/garden and the planting and cultivation of native Hawaiian plant materials within Waikalaupala Gulch for la'au lapa'au, including research and training. Upon issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for the Permanent Clinic, the Transitional Clinic will be dismantled and the building materials repurposed within the Project. HKH will also repurpose the existing IWS absorption bed from the Transitional Clinic to be a part of the IWS system for the Permanent Clinic and the Workforce Housing. Existing Building C will continue to house the live-in caretaker and Project-related uses. The _________________________________________________________________Page 5 of 38