.PD Background Report Black Sand Beach LLC (PL-SMA-2023-046)

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39. Civil Defense Sirens: There is an existing Civil Defense Siren located at TMK: (3) 9-6- 002:038, which is mauka of Ninole Road adjacent to the black sand beach area. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SERVICES 40. Access: Access to the project area is via two(2)separate intersections of Ninole Loop Road and Mamalahoa Highway (State Route 11), with access to interior sites, the Colony condominiums, and other uses in the area directly from Ninole Loop Road (NLR). Ninole Loop Road is a two-lane roadway that provides primary access to all project areas located makai of the highway. According to the County Department of Public Works,the northern portion of Ninole Loop Road and the small segment of Government Beach Road that connect the highway to the beach area are County streets. The southern section of Ninole Loop Road that runs from the highway to the beach park is privately owned and maintained by the applicant.Mamalahoa Highway is a two-lane State Highway under the authority of the State Dept. of Transportation. The southern road intersection of NLR and the state highway is improved with turn lanes on the highway in both the northern and southern directions,and on NLR to the highway. The northern intersection of NLR and the highway has no such improvements. The DOT provided comments on the proposed project asking that an updated Traffic Assessment (TA) be completed to identify any direct or regional impacts to Mamalahoa Highway;the updated TA requirement will be added as a condition of approval. 41. Water: According to the applicant,there is a privately owned and maintained water system that currently provides potable water service to the entire project site. The water system consists of two (2) wells located makai of the highway along with a booster pump station that feeds an existing 1.0-million-gallon concrete reservoir located mauka of the highway. Currently one well is not operational, and it is the intent of the applicant to investigate re- establishing the well for potable uses. The one (1) operational well has a pump capacity of 1.08 million gallons per day (mgd) and serves 12 individual homes in the Kalana Estates subdivision (mauka of the highway) and the 76 condominiums located at the Colony I complex. The water system also serves the golf course via an 8-inch line that provides water to the four golf course irrigation ponds,the wastewater treatment plant,the County of Hawaii beach parcel, three (3) houses near the beach park, and a ranching operation. There are 18 existing fire hydrants, 7 of which are not operational and require repairs, and an irrigation -12-