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Project Description
<br /> Name: Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link Project
<br /> Summary: The HIFL Project is an interisland subsea fiber optic cable system that would
<br /> provide critical infrastructure to improve and expand high-speed internet (broadband)
<br /> access and availability across the State of Hawaii, ensuring that communities across the
<br /> state have reliable and affordable access to high-speed internet. The Project would
<br /> interconnect the six main Hawaiian Islands,with cable landing sites on Kauai, O`ahu, Maui,
<br /> Lanai, Molokai, and Hawaii Island. More information is available at: https://www.hifl.11c/
<br /> Locations:
<br /> Kauai: Nukoli`i Beach, Hanama`ulu Ahupua`a and Kauai Community College, Niumalu
<br /> Ahupua`a, Lihu`e District; TMKs (4) 3-4-007:003 (por.), (4) 3-7-003:007 (por.),
<br /> (4) 3-7-003:017 (por.), and (4) 3-7-003:999 (Kuhio Highway ROW)
<br /> O`ahu: Barbers Point Beach Park, Honouliuli Ahupua`a, 'Ewa Moku; TMKs (1) 9-1-026:027
<br /> (por.), (1) 9-1-026:999 (Ola`i Street ROW)
<br /> Maui: Kahului Harbor and UH Maui College, Wailuku Ahupua`a, Wailuku Moku; TMKs
<br /> (2) 3-7-001:021 (por.), (2) 3-7-001:022 (por.), (2) 3-7-001:999 (Kahului Beach
<br /> Road ROW), (2) 3-8-007:001 (por.), (2) 3-8-007:040 (por.)
<br /> Molokai: Molokai Yacht Club and Molokai Education Center, Kaunakakai Ahupua`a, Kona
<br /> Moku; TMKs (2) 5-3-001:003 (por.); (2) 5-3-001:011 (por.); (2) 5-3-003:013 (por.),
<br /> (2) 5-3-003:014 (por.), (2) 5-3-003:999 (Alanui Kaimike Street ROW)
<br /> Lanai: Manele Harbor, Palawai Ahupua`a, Kona Moku, Island; TMKs (2) 4-9-017:006 (por.),
<br /> (2) 4-9-017:027 (por.)
<br /> Hawaii Island (Hilo): PACRC and UH Hilo, Waiakea Ahupua`a, South Hilo District; TMKs
<br /> (3) 2-1-009:001 (por.), (3) 2-1-009:041 (por.), (3) 2-1-011:004 (por.), (3) 2-1-
<br /> 011:005 (por.), (3) 2-1-011:010 (por.), (3) 2-4-001:167 (por.).
<br /> Proposed Undertaking
<br /> The proposed undertaking involves construction, operation, and maintenance of an
<br /> interisland subsea cable with cable landing sites located on Kauai, O`ahu, Maui, Molokai,
<br /> Lanai, and Hawaii Island. The subsea cable, which would have a maximum diameter of 1.1
<br /> inches,would be surface-laid on the seabed within State and U.S. Federal waters to
<br /> interconnect the islands. At all six cable landing sites, horizontal directional drilling (HDD)
<br /> would be used to install underground conduit to facilitate installation of the cable beneath
<br /> the shoreline between the onshore facilities and an offshore punchout location in
<br /> nearshore waters; the HDD conduit would be approximately 6 inches in diameter. Facilities
<br /> on each island would include a beach manhole (BMH),terrestrial fiber optic cable, and a
<br /> cable landing station (CLS) with associated cable termination and monitoring equipment.
<br /> Each cable landing site is briefly described below.
<br /> Kauai Cable Landing Site: The proposed cable landfall on the island of Kauai is located at
<br /> Nukoli`i Beach, an undeveloped beach park accessed via Kauai Beach Rd.,just north of
<br /> Hanama`ulu. This site would include a single HDD conduit, extending approximately 4,551
<br /> feet (1,387 m) from a BMH to the nearshore waters punchout point at a water depth of
<br /> approximately 78 feet (24 m). The BMH and associated work areas would be sited in an
<br /> undeveloped portion of the beach park, near the existing bathroom facilities. From the BMH,
<br /> the terrestrial cable would be installed in new underground conduit along Kauai Beach
<br /> Road and Kauai Beach Drive, terminating at a manhole at the intersection with Kuhio
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