Comm. No. 2018-03 Pre-Consultation for Draft Environmental Assessment for the Pahoa Library Site Selection

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Pahoa Public Library Site Selection Pre -consultation for Draft Environmental Assessment Site 2 Pahoa District Park The Pahoa District Park site is located on Tax Map Key (TMK) 1-5-002:02o and is owned by the County of Hawaii (Figure 1.3). The 71 -acre site is located to the south of the main Pahoa urban commercial core, adjacent to a residential housing development off Kauhale Street. The parcel is located near the Pahoa Community Center, with the surrounding lands to the west and south currently undeveloped. The site is located at an elevation between foo and 704 feet above MSL and slopes from southwest to northeast at 2.0% to 4.o% grade. The parcel is currently a functioning County District Park. The addition of a library to the project site would potentially be situated at either the future Community Center location or near the third undeveloped baseball field area. The Pahoa Park Expansion Master Plan Final Environmental Assessment (EA), prepared by PBR Hawaii in December 2013, describes a two-phase expansion plan for the district park facility. Phase I of the park was completed in 2017, and Phase 11 is currently undeveloped, with the timing of Phase II completion currently unlmown. The HSPLS has identified the future Community Center location in Phase II of the Master Plan (Facility number 24) as the most ideal location for the library site within the Park Master Plan. If Phase H does not reach completion by the time of the library's design process, an alternate site would be considered adjacent to Phase I in place of the ball field Facility number 17 for purposes of cost savings for clearing, grubbing, and infrastructure quantities. Site 3 Highway 130 Mauka (Dgprtment of Lands and Natural Resources) Site 3 is located mauka of Highway 130, approximately 0.4 miles to the northwest of the intersection of Niaulani Street and Highway 130. Site 3 is a 5 -acre highway -adjacent portion of a larger 5,125 acre DLNR-owned site, which is currently vacant. The site has slopes ranging from 1.0% to 2.0% with elevations ranging from 592 to 603 feet above MSL. The site is located 1.5 miles north of Pahoa Town (Figure 1.4). 1.4 PURPOSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT This Environmental Assessment is required pursuant to Chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), the Environmental Impact Statement Rules, Title 11, Chapter 200 of the Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR). This EA provides written evaluation of the technical, environmental, social and economic aspects of the proposed project. This EA identifies the possible impacts of the proposed project and their significance. Strategies to mitigate those potential impacts and possible alternatives to the proposed project are also identified. This EA then compares potential project impacts against 13 significance criteria listed in §11-200-12 to provide a determination as to whether an Environmental Impact Statement shall be required or not. 1.5 AGENCIES AND PUBLIC CONTACTED IN PRE -CONSULTATION The following agencies and groups will be consulted for this consultation period. Federal Agency United States Fish and Wildlife Service State of Hawaii Agencies State Department of Accounting and General Services State Department of Agriculture 1-3 G70