2015-8 CERS report-minutes 27Jan15

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Communication No. 2015 -8 Waena: Hawaiian Beaches /Hawaiian Shores to Hawaiian Paradise Park via Railroad Avenue (Done) Hawaiian Beaches /Hawaiian Shores to Hawaiian Paradise Park via Government Beach Road (Done) Hawaiian Paradise Park to Hilo via Railroad Avenue to Keaau By -Pass Intersection, or possibly Milo Street Kai: No recommendations at this time. More information needed. • It was recommended at the CERS November 25, 2014 meeting that Chairs of PCDP Action Committee and CER Subcommittee meet with Warren Lee, Director, County of Hawaii, Department of Public Works, to discuss above recommendations and PCDP section on Transportation 4.33, A.S. Patti Pinto, Chair of the PCDP Action Committee and Marlene Hapai, CERS Chair, met with Warren Lee, Director COH Public Works on January 9, 2015. Ben Ishi, COH Chief Engineer, who Pinto and Hapai had met with in the past to share the information presented on the CERS May 13, 2014 CL Priority Report, was also present at the meeting. It was mainly an informational meeting. Mr. Lee was shown a map of the CL's and presented with the May 13, 2014 CL Priority Report to review as he had received the report in the past. Input received from the public in response to the Priority Report both at PREP fairs, testimony at PCDP meetings and via email from Puna residents was also presented and discussed so if decisions needed to be made prior to the next annual May Priority Report, Mr. Lee would be aware of concerns. A copy of the CERS November 25, 2015 minutes were also presented and discussed to provide the subcommittee's input on connections that could be done to alleviate heavy traffic between Volcano and Keaau. Those connections are given above with an explanation of their benefits to the Puna areas affected. Mr. Lee was also shown a copy of the PCDP with pages significant to connectivity and the overall plan. • Recommendations to follow up on the meeting with Mr. Lee were then given by subcommittee members. 1. If federal funds are available, use for connector lots for CL's 2. Use federal transportation funds for federal roads. Highway 11 that services many Hawaii Volcanoes National Park visitors should be maintained by federal funds thus releasing state and county funds to work on state and county roads and connectivity locations. 3. Transportation should be use driven. 4. Recommendation CERS representatives meet with State Representatives San Buenaventura and Onishi, Senator Ruderman and Congressional Representative Tulsi Gabbard and Senator Brian Schatz and share the charge and actions of the CERS. 5. Recommended CERS find documentation from Representative Patsy Mink in the late 90's that led to purchase of lots on Hawaiian Acres Road 8 for an emergency road to pattern present requests after.