Haina Landing Access Tawn Keeney COR-16-104244

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VARIOUS MODELS FOR A PARK 1. Any park at this site would need to be fenced. These are sea cliffs. It is my belief that, as this is a beautiful site, an attractive fence could be designed. The fence would need to have locked gates which could allow the fishermen to access their fishing sites. 2. The current ironwood trees are attractive. 3. There Is room for several pavilions if desired 4. There should be stairs up the Waipio side slope to 'Fire Landing' from the boulder stream bed. 5. Parking area would be more plentiful if the access were on the Waipio side of the gulch but there also could be room for parking if the Hilo side access were elected. 6. Restrooms would be necessary 7. Would camping be permitted? Unknown 8. Would there be grills? Unknown 9. This park should highlight the rich sugar plantation history which is demonstrated by the architectural remnants here. 10. The model of the Hakalau Beach Park is attractive to me. There are no signs on the highway indicating the presence of a beach or park. The persons at the park seem to be almost all local residents. This Beach Park, I believe, is a joint County/Community project with some measure of the maintenance and development assumed by the community. The park's development was by a group initiative. It is my belief that this would allow a great deal of community input Into the direction of the park. THE'OPEN SPACE' OPTION It is desirable that sites like this should be preserved and should be public. Therefore transfer from the current owners to the county should be undertaken even if the County would elect to not proceed with development as a park. In this circumstance improvement in the gravel road where it drops into the gulch should be made to allow easier 4 -wheel access, thereby addressing the reason this area is no longer in use. This might solve the issue of access for the residents of Haina, many of whom might own 4 -wheel drive vehicles, and for those like myself with 4 -wheel drive. The transformation of the bid' and 'new'Haina Landings as 'open space' and access road renovation, even if remaining gravel and 4 -wheel drive would probably want to be associated with improvements in parking capability. All of these things could probably be done relatively simply. However, this approach does not serve the function of preservation and recognition of the historic importance of this site. This approach does not allow for the creation of bathroom facilities. It does not create a fence for safety issues. This would not address the issue of coastline access for most of Hamakua. There should be some site on the coastline between Laupahoehoe and Waipio which is available by 2 wheel drive vehicle to the public. And it is most reasonable that it is at closest proximity to its largest community, Honokaa. It is of little matter whether a site is owned by the public if it is not available for use by the public.