Communication No. 2019-11- NKCDP RR Trail Plans Maps Draft

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Kapanaia NUM - Segment 10 Property Information OTMK 530070210000 OTMK 530070350000, privately owned, agricultural, with Grant of Easement (05-124186). Property is mauka of Kapanaia Bay Road. OTMK 520070250000, end of property abuts Kapanaia Bay Road OTMK 520070240000 OTMK 520070270000 OTMK 520070040000, privately owned, Kapanaia gulch area, recently approved for public purchase. OTMK 520010140000, privately owned, large property. OTMK 520090430000, privately owned, odd shaped, small property. OTMK 520090160000, privately owned, residential zoning with dwellings. 10 TMK 520090080000, privately owned, residential zoning, no buildings. 11 TMK 520010150000, privately owned, agricultural. 12 TMK 520120290000, privately owned, last real property in segment, looks like it follows the road and ends below, where Bus Stop Road meets up with the road to the park, past Old Railroad Road. Opportunities: There are lots of interpretive opportunities within this segment. There are many recreational opportunities within this segment, Kapanaia Bay is already a popular camping and recreation spot. Community knowledge says that the railroad easement is along the lateral section of Kapanaia Road. Placing it there would eliminate crossing private land. The approval to purchase some of the properties for public use reflects the importance of the site for many reasons. The land where the RR ROW ends is owned by the Kohala Center. There are opportunities to work with them to address public use and recommendations for the site. This is the center of the Kula Iwi O Kamehameha (Kamehameha's homeland), a critical element in the history of the Hawaiian Islands. Kapanaia Bay Road -This is an important mauka-makai access point that ends at a premier fishing and gathering area for Kohala.There are remnants of trails and rope ladders that extend down the sides of the cliff to the reef shelf. This was once known for its limu kohu gathering. The railroad terminal is accessed by the public Keokea Park Road. Issues: The RR ROW goes through agricultural land, and then adjacent to some residential properties near the end of the RR ROW.This may need to be adjusted so that it is seen as a benefit, and not a burden on the residential properties. There are gulches within this area that will need to be examined for a trail through and back up the other side of the gulch. Illegal use of the area for squatters or other use would need to be examined.