PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SPP-2024-000063)

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The proposed construction of a church and supporting infrastructure would provide temporary employment for local construction workers and would support the economy through the purchase of construction materials from on-island suppliers. This will stimulate and support the general economic stability and development of Hawaii Island by allowing for local businesses to thrive and gain income from the proposed project. In the long-term, establishing a church will provide the applicant the opportunity to use charitable donations to advance community well-being through spiritual worship and acts of service such as free food donations. The proposed development would not provide adverse effects on the environment or the natural resources of the region. The General Plan identifies five (5) areas of environmental concerns - air pollution, water quality, soil pollution, solid waste disposal, and noise pollution. As proposed, the project would not be contrary to any of those objectives. The project will be energy conscious through its design features that take advantage of wind patterns. There may be a modest increase in vehicular emissions during construction, but otherwise all other air pollution associated with the project should be negligible. Air pollutants during construction will be limited and temporary. The main sources of short-term air pollutants are construction equipment exhaust and dust. Rules and regulations outlined in Hawaii Administrative Rules Chapter 59 "Ambient Air Quality," and Chapter 60.1 "Air Pollution," will be followed during all construction and operation activities. HAR §11-60 on Fugitive Dust prohibits visible emissions of dust from construction activities. These regulations will be strictly followed to prevent dust impacts to 24'Avenue. In addition, reasonable measures to control airborne and visible fugitive dust from road areas are outlined by the Department of Health's Clean Air Branch. These measures include, but are not limited to: • Planning the different phases of construction, focusing on minimizing the amount of airborne, visible fugitive dust-generating materials and activities, centralizing on-site vehicular traffic routes, and locating potential dust-generating equipment in areas of the least impact. • Providing adequate water sources at the site prior to start-up of construction activities; Landscaping and providing rapid covering of bare areas, including slopes, starting from the initial grading phase. • Minimizing airborne, visible fugitive dust from shoulders, and access roads. • Providing reasonable dust control measures during weekends, after hours, and prior to daily start-up of construction activities. • Controlling airborne, visible fugitive dust from debris being hauled away from the project site. Additionally, the long-term traffic generation, and thus vehicular emission, will be limited to twenty-three (23)possible vehicular trips for any given service or event. On 14