2016-02-18 Leeward Exh B (SMA 15-062 & SSV 15-010)

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toilet blocs that can definitely use better lighting and ventilation. Any additional sheds or storage facilities should be designed to fit with the natural ambiance of the area and not look industrial. Regarding additional showers at Manini‘ōwali, Section 6-1 of the DEIS states that “there was general consensus among Task Force members to limit the availability of water in the park. The scarcity of water is a quality of the land that people must see as a base reality. As people of old said Kekaha wai ‘ole (Waterless Kekaha). Part of the identity of this park is the scarcity and wise use of water …. The water plan should emphasize capture and wise use of existing sources.” It goes on to state that, “shower water will be from brackish sources and that wind and solar energy should be used to power any equipment that may be needed for the system …. Where shower water is provided, it will be from brackish water sources.” Our group supports following the stated guidelines. We feel that it’s clear from recent scientific studies and our own experience that sunscreens are causing extreme damage to nearshore reefs, and, if you’ve been to Mahai‘ula or Kua Bay on a weekend, you’ll know how much of it is being used. Therefore, we feel that having no showers is the best way to protect fragile nearshore waters. Short of that, it’s germane for this body to require so-called “shower gardens” or a similarly designed capture and purification system for proposed as well as existing showers, if they are allowed. To the best of our knowledge, these types of systems are currently being used successfully on Oahu and Maui, and better management of runoff from all public and private facilities is timely and logical considering the recent effort to protect fisheries at adjacent Kaʻūpūlehu. Reroofing and provisions for a water tank for bathroom cleaning seem appropriate. As with showers, though, there should be a mandated requirement to include a system for catchment and purification of that gray water before it reaches and harms adjacent anchialine ponds, which drain to and from the sea. Though the State plans for the water to be disposed of in existing toilets, there may be a tendency for workers to take the easy route, which would be to dump the water outside the toilet bloc. And it’s better to plan for that possibility. We also ask that any grading done at Mahai‘ula to create additional parking be done in a way that honors the integrity of the culturally significant and aesthetically awesome lava fields. We suggest that the SMA Permit, if granted, will require that grading be minimal and not allow to result in creation of unsightly piles of rubble, which already exist in some areas, or unnecessary decimation of pāhoehoe, and that work done not harm currently available opportunities to walk on or across the lava in those areas, as that experience is one that provides yet another opportunity to better understand the singularity of the Kekaha lands and is often the first stop for visitors to the park, who whip out their cameras to capture their amazement of this land. There has been much said and done to protect these lands including the creation of a noncommercial, public, wilderness park. In response to commercial activity in the past, a quickie petition in 1998 garnered 1,000 signatures asking that the park remain off-limits to commercial activity. More recently, a similarly supported petition asked that a drag strip/motorsport complex not be built mauka of or adjacent to the park. Our group strongly supports those efforts and agrees with the former in that “the area retain and 10 EXHIBIT B