PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-000033)

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movements deteriorate in 2024 and 2029 (with or without the proposed project), overall, all study intersection will continue to operate at an acceptable LOS. As such,no immediate local or area roadway mitigation was recommended or required per the Zoning Code. Based on their review of the TIAR, the DOT recommended conditions of approval require the applicant to coordinate with DOT on any mitigation measures, including any pro-rata contributions that may be required for impacts to highway facilities, that a 10-year development schedule showing the phases,number of units, and associated transportation improvements be completed before occupancy of each phase, and that any state highway improvements required for the development shall be made at no cost to the State and conform to current federal and state design standards. A condition of approval will require the preceding. DPW-Traffic Division recommended that the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway/Royal Vistas Roadway intersection be limited to right-in/right out movements and Kekuanao`a Place connection through the Kona Vistas Subdivision to Lako Street needs to occur from the outset of the proposed project and not as a part of the Phase II development. In response, the applicant has indicated no objection to connecting its project roadways to Kekuanao`a Place prior to the issuance of certificate of occupancy for any residential unit within the proposed project. The preceding was added as a condition of approval. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A,Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The project site is situated approximately 4,500 feet from the nearest shoreline and is not situated within the Special Management Area and there is no direct public access to the shoreline or mountains located within the project site. As such, the proposed development should not have any substantial adverse impacts on coastal processes or conditions,nor will its approval be contrary to the objectives and policies of Chapter 205A, HRS relating to Coastal Zone Management. The development will to the extent feasible, reasonably protect native Hawaiian rights if they are found to exist. In view of the Hawaii State Supreme Court's `DASH" and "Ka Pa`akai O Ka`Aina"decisions,the issue relative to native Hawaiian rights, such as gathering and fishing rights,must be addressed in terms of the 12