HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0027.052 2000-2002 [tea'au Economic Development
Advisory Aseocietion (KFDM)
P O Box 1387, Ra'au, HI 96749
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March 8, 2001 ~
Members of the County CouncA
County Of Hawaii
25 Auptw Street
Hilo, Hawau 96720
Re Shipman Application for Re-wrung
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concern is that the present plan could result is urepareble long-term damage to the infrastructure of
East Hawau This damage ooukl taloe the form of I) impeved tial6c safety (pertiaderly m regard to
the by-peas unersecuon end Volcano hgliway) and 2) developmem in the ICea'su area ilia may not
serve the greater public irtaat m the Kea'au area
First-regarding the safety issue and our delve to see that the by-pass serves its onginally-
mtended ptipose
? Accelerating traffic from the ewstmg Kea'au 4-way intersection toward Hrlo, and
traffic from Hilo alrady at speed coming dowe a grade aid around a bald make a
dangerous combuiatron, and the worst possible location fora 4-way fight
? The bypass road was funded with federal monry (our tax dollars) earmarked for
airport improvements to expedite the flow of traffic to and from I-blo and the [Ca'u
and Puna distncts This road is designated as a RESTRICTED ACCESS
HIGHWAY To replace the ongtmlly designed 3-wry mtetsection with a 4-way
fight would ignore the restricoed nattee of the bypass road and defeat the original
purpose of unproving the traffic flow. If the Comty of HawaB uacondlHonally
greets re-wniot approval w~ithovt rohiethag Volcano Highway access to a
"right ie, right out,^ the DOT wonW be iF+ee to tedvate the 4~way ietersection
oe an adminbtratlve basis--without 1M1rrther pnb8e hearfep, eeviroemeetal
impact stetemmb or TIARs.
r The Traffic ]mpect Analysts Report subrmtted m July 2000 was done before the
applicant amended then developmental plan linking traffic from the existing
Business Park to the new "Rod A" intersection This dtertge will sigm5cantly
mcreage traffic being funneled through this criicial imasa'tion It V ineumbmt
upon the Comty of Hawaii-ptfor to graethtg approval of We applicant's
request for rtzoning--to study the impact of this additboal tnfHc oo the
interseetioe at Volano
FmrrringSnemt JJiei~elopnsnrC A SaJE F,munnnrenr Highway and upon other
And a P?arprroto lCna'au Town
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File No. ul
Ref. To: Prasant
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afTected intersections such o Klpimana Street
Second-regarding development in Kea'au and immedralely adjacent properties
i We are on the record as supporting the Gateway development, but not at the
expense of abandoning the Kea'au Town wtnnrwcral center-nor at the pnce of
creating ao unfair advmtage for one developer by funneling ttafFic into the new
Gateway center Developing the new center closer to the Kea'au center wrth "nght
in and right out" access at the by-pass road and with further axes from the e~istrng
4-way light at Kea'au anti the Volcano I-Lghway would go a long way toward
resolving the by-pass safety essues, assunng continued expedited traffic flows
through the by-Pass and mimnirzuig feather stop development along Hrghway I 1
? `7mmedintely adjacent properties" would include commercial development at the
town center and near the present 4-way intee^secdon with Volcmo Highway, and the
"new Kea'au" development that includes the Christian Liberty School, processing
facilities, P~~B P~~. offices, warehouses, the power plant, the McCully
property and the residential errs of the Filipino Camp
For your turuter bacKgrouM, we have attached excerpts from some of the corresponaence
between Senator Levin, DOT and die developer If further infonnanon would be helpful to
You, Please let me know
We respectfully request your help in defemng a vote to re-wne Shipman property for the
Gateway Shopping Carter We believe that the public interest would best be served if the
essues edenttfled above were further studtad by mdepandant trsf6c angireean before bonging
the developer's pennon to a final Council vote
Thank you again for your tune and attention
With Aloha,
C
Stewart H Hussey
President
Attachments
EXCERPTS FROM A MARCH 5, 2001 COMMUNICATION WITH DR.
PANOS D. PREVEDOUROS, PH. D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND
GRADUATE PROGRAM CHAIR AT UH MANOA
(Note: Dr. Prevedouros is a traffic engineering expert whose review of the September 1999
TZAR for the Gateway development resulted in siglrificaat modifications to the study.)
"The revised TIAR is inadequate because it has a simplistic focus on the
main intersection (Road A with the Volcano Aiglteway). All adjacent
intersections are completely disregarded. The new connector road
[between Shipman Business Park and Road A] now neeessifaies a look at
the ICipimana Street intersection with the Volcano Highway. My position
has always been that adjacent intersections should be investigated."
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JO4,IYr aRYN from its original design. T would appreciate your laying
t~anr,•pitr¦,cT L:lis r•,uror co rest, yr assuring that there is public input
'r""OY before say aodilication is made.
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~awRti,,R Bypass plan called !or a 3-way iatersactioa at Milo St_aeL
aeriNTMaI{TtwC' & !?ighway il. St now is baiaq said that a change is in
~T~"04~ the works to make this a A-way iatarnaection. Such a
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o"ru~r',.a. melon change was not discussed at say public hearing of
nnr¢Nr.oen,c- which I am aware, nor do 2 know of say erwf=ic study or
R°°`"" _ 823. Hozaavsr, it may bs t:.at ouch a ahange would defeat
"-~"'""`''cT the purpose of the sypass which is to alleviate trsflic
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,~,o,-ce~r,,,,,Tp,T thac the Dapartnsnt inaaadiatnly hold a public or
in£or~t_onal meeting on the proposed ehnnge, `nd that a
"o'ri~'NC~~r'=T further or amended BavironRental Impact 'tatamant ba
Nr.."~' drsftsd to dstermir_e she impact o*_ a 4•way intsrssction.
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"""r""° appreciate your response as aooz as possible.
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'nhr Kaaw Hypra is baba b.ilt a. spprovad oti~aaily with a 3•way iataeaaedon sA Roue l 1.
'[ha adeltion d a faelh laf b the inlataaetlon V balu~ hadlad aapatarly ltam tha 1Catu
1ltpaaa aonaantedoe. Aa part of tTtaft Kagan maatar plan davrbpmast, W.H. ahipraa, Ltd. bas
appWd wliti tha County olHaw~di piaad~ Depraaumt 9oa taetsle/ dthsh; hioda ssaulos dthe
bitwaaetion. ]aoludad is Shl~•a plans s, plda{ aeeaaa to Rear 11 tbra~h tba iasaeaaedon
le~doa.
Ater tagonc tba aecao alms. atata Hi~sy will b• urudt~ed tbotouahly. To date, sD+pman
h..uemitta a Tt.me ~ A~tt.irde ~ fa aNimin.er ttrl.r. teipoes wul ltidlctiae
haw t>sa tta~le pseteled >ton tM phtaaad enalgmenc will It.p.at dw dtab EH~ Srrtem
and wh.t stid~adv. a~aaone will ba taquited ro a~!!!a nt}• oaMdw ~L 71ta nvisw ltat not
~ aemplard.
tiltyaan ~Mll 1M s•9~itad to pbpdt ea wwtronmaatal aswsstnent balbta any Maiaioa? oa tlsa
~aadoR a~ttha aenss is ntada. '[ha ptaeeas also iarolvea hdd6~ ¦ public iofattaatiooal meetltu
m tha prepoaad aeon.
Very truly ya/~e~a.,,,
KAZU HA1lAST~A
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The Honorable Andrew Levin ~ ~ ,
Sator.'Iburd Dietriot
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Haoolulu, Hawau 96813 '
Dear Senator Levin:
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Here ate W.H. 9hipman's rcuning applicatlOn and Keaan Bcvc:tY~.ant Y:sn ::•49:1:
requested.
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The County of HswaL Pls~ning Commisaorf meeting in which Shipman'e rezoning spplieatron '
will be reviewed is scheduled tentatively for ~eoanber l7, 1999 at the Hawui Cotmty Council
Meeting room.
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K,A2II HAY.gS81DA
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LESIHARA JR
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WJORRY FLOOD LEADER LV ~
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MIN0111TY LGIOER STATE CApITL,L.
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41NORITr FLOOR LEADER FIOnOLUL'J HAWA196813
FlRST D15TRICT November 29, 1999
LOMAINE R INOUYE
SECOND DIE'RICT
WVRJ4 4AleUUPA
TYIRD DISTR'CT
ANDREW LMN v---v_____`_,_
FOURTH D15TRICi lYli 11YL4 ii8yta~Ep~
JAx rA01 BLEx DEpamaeot of TIawpoItatioa
FIFTH oISTR~c- 869 Punchbowl St.
JD[rMI4lA
slxrH DISTpICr Honolulu, HI 96813
Avenr a c"u4eLEY
sEVSVnA DISTRIC- Dear Mr. Htyashida:
JOMArxAN CNUN
EIDMrH DISTR CT
SAY 3L04 'Ihgak you for y-oJur letter of November 9, 1999 aad the copie-s_of the a/i~a~gle
NINW~ WnJM GA page map entitlfLA, "t:oacephul 1tesau Development Plan"; sad the "COUnry
TEN`H DISTaIcT Envlroameatal Report [C.ER];' prepared by' William L. Moore Planning.
J" Questions still exist, sad therefore I would appreciate your further wmments.
EI.EVEYTH DISTRIC'
BRIAN rANR:LCH~
TIYELFTH 019TRIC' In regard CO th0 "Kassa Master Plan;' . =xtent of Shipinaa's long
UROL FUNUNADA sago plaaaiag? I aek this because of the traffic problems that could be
iYIRTEEN-N ]15TRICT
n~D created within this area, with one '"ficr I° and three "Tier 2° projects already
FOURTEENTH DISraICi 1n the Hawaii Long Raage Land Tnmaporttti0a Plan that could be affected by
6UUNNE CNUN CAKLA\.^. -_J y~
FlFTEENM OISra'CT this mtGrsectloa at Highway l 1 sad ICeean IlypaSa Road.
MO"IMN MILJGJC4'I
sIxTEENn, D•srRlcT I have some concerns regarding the "County Environmental Report". Your
xORVAx eARA4C'D
SEVENTEENTH DISrRIC' letter t0 me states:
OAw010E
EIGHTEENTH DISrR Cr "Tlie Keeau Bypass Road rs being built as approved originally with a 3-
RAxOYIwAeF
v NETEENTH olsTRlcT way intersection W. X. Shipman has applied ...for rezoning of their
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TWEN-IErH D's-Rlcr lands mauka of this intVSeeeton dny request jot access ...will be
luAx xAYND scrutinized thoroughly. Shipman has submitted a T.I.J4R for preliminary
TWENTY F'R5T JISTRICL review, , , Thy review has not been canp/eted ...Sh?pman will be required
COL.EEN HA\"eUSA
TvEN'r SECCNC C Sr- -T ro submit an environmental assessment bsjore any decision Tke
RoeERT eYNDA process also involves holding a public informational meeting on the
TWENTY THRC C STRIL~ prapased aCC "
eoe NARATA
'YIENTY FCURTH JIS'= C'
4APSHAL. iGE Shipman's rezoaiag application states:
TWENTY FIFTH ]I$'R'CT
vmRNEr T AYOEREON
CHIEF CLERK "Shipman has reached agreement t••^•~ ^^TO1 ++6Stall necessary
FAUI' NAwAG4Cni
improvements to the intersection to allow future connection of Road A,
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[page 26, C.E.R] and "improw~aents ere in thapmcau of being conabsected as part of the
Keaau Bypass rnrprova»entr " to the 4way interaectioa !b ctea0e "Rod A" [page 11
C.E.R] and "DOT her agreed to allow Hans terprovarterrtr provided dbot Shlpaltax pay
jor
the eddtttonal datgR and conatrecetort cam. "[page 11, C.B.R.]
These stateareats seem to be contradictory. ff both statements are true, then the original
concern about as adetiaistatiw approval of Shipmaa's mquat for a mdeaigned 4way
intersection still stands. .
The Traffic Impact Analysis report appended m the C.B.R. seetas to be iaoomplete as it don
not mention any monitoring of ttaiRc other than ao a visual basis. I believe yotQ letter of
November 11, 1997 FiWY-PS 2.72113, requires Shipman to monitor traffic. I would aaatme
this would mesa a count over a austaimd period of dz:. ' y._chaniul means. Perhaps
the traffic flow analysis wn under sepsatle cover. Pkave provide a copy, at your earliest
coaveaience, of the complete T.I.A.R sad tb tratSc mmitaing Douala.
My priraary objective and deepest coacan w that thin matter be handled is an open and lair
mercer. To facilitate that, I have collected the following questions, and would appreciate
your maponse:
? Why does the Shipman C.E.R. state that an egteetaeat has been reached with DOT for the
redesigned 4way intersection as of September 26, 19997
? Has DOT reached agreement wilt W. H. Shipman to change the 3-way intersection of the
Bypass toad with Highway 11 to a 4way intersecfioa7
? Have some improvements fns the 4way intersection at "Road A" already been installed as
stated in the Shipman C.E.R7
? If so, have taxpayer dollars been expended for these improvetnenn, or has Shipman been
billed for them?
? Has Shipman submitted a corplete T.IA.R to DOT the Traffic Signal
Phase Plana?
? Has Shipman complied with Condition No. 10, LUC Docket BR93-699, which requites
monitoring of traffic at on-site and off-site loationaT
? Han DOT provided Shipman with design parameters including phuing requirements for
the traffic aigraila7
? If DOT is allowing a 4way intersection to accommodate a commeroial shopping center,
bow will pedeshian acrxsa be facilitated? Will a Pedestrian Overpass be required? Will
a crosswalk be sufficient? With schools nearby, will this be safe? What would the affect
on Traffic Signal Phaaiag Requirements be7
f~Q~e ~ce[aie
estate of ~Iefvnn
D Is it true that the traffic flow on the partially opened Bypass road is already greater than
the 2008 projections contained is the submitted TIAR
D MoorelShipatan state that thry have, as of September 26, 1999, satisfied all DOT
requirements for BR93-699. Please advise if this is the case. Has Shipman deeded the 50
acres of land promised to DOT (and now in we to pert of the Bypaw road).
D When will the public informational meeting you referred to in your August 17~' letter be
held?
I look forward to your timely response.
Very tmly yours, -
~ ~L_~
ANDREW ]:.EVIN
Senator, Third District
Cc: Shipman Estate, Bob Saunders
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' DEC 151999
W.H. SHIPMAN, LIMITED
ICfiAAU
HAWAII ISLAND
December 13, 1999
The Honorable Andrew Levin
Senator, Third District
State Capital. Room 213
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Re: Your November 29, 19991etter to 1VIr. Hayashida
Dear Senator Levis:
Firot of all dranlt you for copying me a~a the aub11'e~c~~t lettex. Ia reviewing your
letter and our County l:nvirontnlatal Report ("C'EIt") I can see where we
mny. have iaadv~rnatly caused oonfusiasr as to the atat~Q cF access
request I' d like to taloe lhit opportmity to clear up thi± eaefuaioa as well as
rapond to some of your eAher cam~cema.
When changes is the market ceased us m explore developdag our Gateway
Center, conatructioa of Pht~+e [ of this Bypw wu ttttderwa~ and det(ign for
thattun[e~luding the Volr:aao/Bypeaa iatian, was ba com red. At
approechod DepaRmeot T~ratuportation about
the possibility of nxpaadmg en e)dudag al:t,eia paint we had on Volcano
Highway at it, interaectLon with the new Keaau Bypatia.
Understandably DOT told us they could not respond ttatil we completed a
traffic study that eaalyTed our proposed development. 'We then agreed on
the paramexta of the amdy and proceeded witlt the report.
The Traffic Impact AnalXais Report ('TZAR') rM+~t„~+~+ that the proposed
Keamt Gateway project, )ncladin~ the ptopo~ adjuatmeot t~
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Highway-ICeaau Bypass intaaxhon, could accomplisb~ed
impact on DOT's roadway system. However thepc aed improvetnertts, if
not coatdiaated with coasttucdon of rite on-going lnpivvetttetm, would
require that the itttarsectlon be reconatntctnd, causing significant ttaflric
disruption.
At this point, we met wide DbT to diacttas the options. DOT agreed that they
would not allow us to tea up the intenectlon avert if access was granted.
Accordingly, we agt~d to hue en engines to study what ehaagea would
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Senator j,evin
December 13. 1999
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need to be installed wig the initkal construction in order to accomtnodau a
possible fourth leg to t~ecnon•
b dre DOT, our engineers were able
'Chanlts to rho Proactkve attitude taken Y, 19 in a manner that
tin ro
C~~ inclttdt;d mirror
to design the posat~le fume nd
should not cause traffic ~ ~ placement of signal
' adjustment to the Soeatien ~ ~
start and its ooQt~r Jas• W . Glop er,
locations and electrical coaduite. s c~ttld ~ accomtnodamd without ally cost
Ltd. detertaiaed that these change
incroase or impact to fire schedule. It was at chat point that we felt we had
" reached agreement to install necessary improvements to the
intersection..."(P& ~
i Whether ar not those improvements arc allowed rA be uuilt i, a ao~u~ate
' matter and will be demrmitted once the DOT completes its review and
decision regording out access on request. It wes always our
understanding that any additional dasigtr or consnucflon costs associated with
the construction of Road A and its intersection with Volcano Highway would
be to Shipman's account and that ttoae improvements would be installed
only if we received formal approval from the state es to access and the
county as to zoning. Ia reviewutg your letter I can well see how you and
others could ba confused by the CER language and hope this explanation
helps.
' With regard to your concern that the matter of our access request be "open
and fair" I can only say we are following the normal DOT procedures for
access requests on state highways. DOT is completing iLs tiochnical review
and we ate awaiting its decision. However tmli]ae otter requests, because we
ure also seeking a zoning change we see highway access as a oomponeart of
the bigger questions rained by otu change of zone request Frankly, without
zonrng, access is of little use.
~ As you lozow the question of zoning will be decided at the local level by
locally elected officials. There will be a m;nim?tm of one planturt; commLS;ion
and one council plnnning committee meeting artd two counry councrl
meetings. All meetings are publirlyy noticed and tht council meetings are on
public access television Additionally all fifty-seven adjacem property owners
have been individually noticed by mail.
W.H. lEOPMAN, L'I'D.
Senator LeVln
December l3, 1999
Pave 3
Further, we have taken it upon ourselves m meet with intatroated groups and
individuals. In addition m urself we love met with the Puna Commtmity
Council sad the Pnaa rc Safety Committee In tlI we have conducted
eight presentations and have extended o8lers m other grou~rs -they need
only to ask. I would suggest that this imptutaat goatian will receive the
scrutiny it deserves.
In closing, thaaka m the cooperation of DOT we have designed iatecsection
improvements drat can be retrofitDed to the aooa m be complttted Volcano
Highway/Bypess intersection without advetaety impactlttg ttni~c. Those
improveraeats would allow ut to build out the ~ development with
the traffic itapacxs outlined is the TL~R. Should ere rrcedve this tteoessary
approvals W, t•L Shipman, Limited b~ m tttaloe a ntbstatttisl
investment in the futuro a~f Puna. At' a paaible tetura on our
investment the project will tasttlt in a rye of bssu~ for the Puna
community, the County, and the State. Theme 6mssta ittelude the creation of
hundreds of oemporary wasttttction jobs illlowed by several httttdred
permanent jobs, increased county property tux revamr4 increased state
general excise taz tovetttte, and canvettttmce m Putter Issudr3nts who will find
more of their Heads ma wlthia their tx>mntuaity than at ~ea~t. We think
those benefits far outweigh the Impacts bdentifted in the C6R. Fratticly
though, our opinion isn't the acne that oouats; ntdter it will be oi'IIcials at the
Department of Tranapottation and the County Council that will decide.
Thank you for the opportunity m eapreaa our position. Please contact me
should you have any further cotntneats err questions.
Sirtoeaely.
Robert E. Saunders
Prrsid:nt
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Me<R 1 5 1999 HWY-H 99-2.0196
Robot E. Satmdera, President
W. H. Shipman, Limned
P.O. Box 950
Kca'au, Hawal't 96749
Den Mr. Saunders
The Department of Tr,tnsportatton fully supports your proposed conunerc~al dcvelopmeiit of the
lands mauka of the Kea'au BypassNOlcano Fllghway Intersection Such a development is a
much needed boost for the economy of the Big Island
Highways Dlvlslon tvtll work closely with you by exped~tmg our review and approval of yottr
plans. 1 understand that an Initial meeting with rant Planning, Traffic and D~stnct staffs was held
on January 22, 1999, at our Kapolcl Office
Please call Mr. Stanley Tamura, Hawat'I Distract Engineer, at 933.88GG should you need
additional Informagon. [wish you much success with your development.
Very truly yours,
KAZU HAYASHIDA
Director of Transportation
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ANALYSIS OF HAYASHIDA RESPONSE TO ORIGMAL REQUEST
August 17, 1999 HWY-H 99-z.on0
Dar Senator Levin:
The Keaau Bypam tt being hwlt et approved on finally with a 3•way intetsecNon at Roble 1 I.
Nol awe, green Sawndrn lrwrr of Deeewrber l ~ in wh/rh he detcNba rhawBes nrde M arronrnrodale I-
twy
The addition of s fourth leg to the interaxtion ra being handled aeptrrately from the Kwu Bypus
Cottawcdoa.
Na bat. Sownders /rnrr detrrlbes rwdJnrrr(wg r«vrk and rownrelor lwrprorvmewtr wrade shrew/laweowt
wUh oNrlwo/ work
As part of sheer Keaau master plan dcvelopmen6 W 11.Shipman, l.ed. has applied with the County of
Hawaii Planning Department for reumtng of thcv lands mauke of the intersection.
Na hwe, ntonini app/kbNon 4 dNd Sepewrbrr 17, /999
Included in Shrpman'a plena is gaming aeeeaa to Route 11 through the interaction to quatron
Any request for access along a Stine Highway will br• Wcnninir~eet thnunughly
Grvsn lfayathrdo teller ojMarch lS,1999 , access was alnab adwdwtrlrallwly (nw/rd.
To data Shipman hu aubmnted s Tnfttc Impact Analyau Report fw preliminary review. This report will
indicate how the tn~c generated from the planned development will impact the SWe Highway Syatem
and what mitigeuve meuures writ 6e required to o1Txt any negative tmpact. The review here not been
completed.
As ojlhs do/r ojlhrs /eNrr char tlalnwewlt wroy br /tae, rhry aay beer haI o p?rlhwhrary mpy. The
floor copy ojrhe TJAR !s dared Seplearba?17, 1999, owd doe wol towlain awy of Iheh• bask Isla which
rhry based Ihr/r roar/colons on. /f nraAets no rr<Jrrrnrr to Ihr TigQle sl~wa/ p6aslwr, Thal Lr, how long
the llghrt wlrl be red, yellow, grtrn, rn each drnrrinn. /f /r /henjon lnronrp/t/r.
Shipman will be required to submit an enviommental asaeaament before any decision on the granting of the
aect:as a made.
Shrpnraw hot subnr/wed a Cawnry~ Envlornwrenral Report to the Cowwty P/aww(wg Departnsewt as port of
fhrlr rrrpnins oppllrarlon. lI drKS nor address Ihr afjrc/s nj/hr rnrersrr?lon chewers, q aarwnra the
)wlrrarrdon change. 77rertjrrrr Ills na an BA. Jor a rrdtsJtw ojlhr BJyrars Rwl, orjor arrest ro the
Bypass RoaL /I doe no/ address dropping /he ('an/mllyd Access dtsignar/on o/owy portfar ojrhe
Nlghway tystrwr.
The prates also involves holding a public inforrnattonal mating on the pmpoaed accaa.
Thhr has sr•H ~M ocewmd.
Very wly your,
Kazu HaystitM
ANALYSIS @ASED ON FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS
Reference:
I. Later to Saunders from llayashida, Much 15, 1999 H WY•Ff 99-2.01%
2. Lauer to Hayaahrda from I cvin, July 19, 1999
3. Letter to Levtn from Hayashida. Auguat 17, 1999 li WY-1~ 99.2.0720
I Leiter to Hayeshida from I.e. m November 29. 1999
S. Letter fmm Saunders to 1 evm. December 1l, 1949 Jr
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969 PUNCHBOWL STREET
HONOLULU HAW~IIaaai~.5097
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Robert E $aundrrs, President
W K. Shipman. Limited
P O: Box 950
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DearNlr. Saundcis
The DeparRticnt of Tr:insporta[ion fully supports your proposed conunercial dc~ elopnieiie of rile
lands mauka of the Kea'au BypassNoleano Highway Intersection Such a development is a
muai needed boost for the economy of die Bit Island
Hig'Sways Division will work closely with you by expedit,ng our review and approval of your
Dlans I understand that an init,al meeting with our Plansun~, Traffic and Distnci staffs ~vaa held
oil Isnuary 22, L999, at our Kapolet OCftce-
Please cell Mr Stanley Tamura, Hawat'i District Engineer. at 933-88G6 should you need
addittoCal information I wish you inueli success with your development
V cq truly yo/i'u s,
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KAZU H.gYASHTDA
Director ofTranspottation
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Synopsis
Catlt]ty tlt Hawau
Planning Cbmmtssum ~teeung
Db[:ember 17, 1 vvv
Agenda (tern >\u I W H Shipman Apphcanon for l'hangr of Zone tar i~ 0 i acre, from
AgnctiltiVral IA2t)a) To Industrial-Commercial (NICX d0)
The County Planing Department Staff gave a bnef pre,entatton ~howuig the loc:uwn of
the proldct and that they Department was oftenng a thvarabh: reccnnmendaaat to the
COntmissiun '
All parties planning to appear on tuts matter were swam to + '
'vVtiriam Moore, t'ramm~g Conwttant and Rubert Saunders, President of H Shipman,
Ltd. were asked to come forward Moore Ease an oven iew of the protec[ He crated [liar
thev:hopFd far fararable DO'f approval for the changes planned for the Volcano
HlgHway/I:ea'au-Pahoa Bypass Road ut[ersectiun (hereafter known as the "uuersecuon"1
Ak~ore opted than them may somrday be a need far a hosp+tal and a reetanal librarp in the
area and'that Shipman +anuld be happy to donate land for these purposes
Leoeard Tanaka Cha+tTrian, asked Rob Saunders to deta+l Shipman'c contributions to the
ctfminunity \aunders oared thnr danatton of the fifty acres far the Repass Road and land
for the aChaals He gi[ated Rov t~tackshear as directtttg turn that what was goad far Puna
was ~aatl far Shipman
Dane Citntry pre~cnted wntten tes[imatn' oppos+ng the changes to the +ntercect+an (see
attached copy) She verbally covered he pnmarV points that the intessectton should
rema+n a three wat• as original designed, that the location is at the bottom ot'a hill and on a
c[trve and tha[ pedestrian safety would ine~+tably he compromi,ed Gentry asked that the
crnnmiscianers defrr action until an EA .vas completed regarding the +ntersection and that
the camnussan conduct a site visa
Intro tianrangeln preccnred wntten teci+mony (see attached copy) He noted that he wa,
not Opposed to the rezoning but was apposed to the four wav intersection tiantangelo
~erhally ra,errd hr, points which +nclt+ded, that no doct+ntent has been submitted showing
DnT approval far the chanRec to the +nrersecrion, that this is a restricted access area and
those rearictions have oat been formally rrleased and that the T[AR submi[ted by
5lupman w incriniplete and does oat uictude ¢aod tratTic numbers Santangelo suggested
that the Commission consider keeping the three way mtercecuon and allow•mg far a nght
turn irvright rum out tar access to the Slupman protect
Grant plse+i Nwra resident cage verbal trsumom +n opposinon to the chances to the
intri~ecnnn Stated chat the A~pecc road wa, not a [nie bypass and should have been bulb
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.v{th an J~erpass to allow Puna traffic to flow .tnunpedrd unto the Bypass Ruad
C omplagted of poor planning, noted that there are "SR,000" buddahlr tavkevs ut Puna
Saatld that acces+ to mayor htehw'avs Should be decreased not utcreased Olsen wrd that a
n~ht arrtl rnhrghr turn out scenario would vansty hts concerns regarding the uurtsecnun
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C'pmtnrs>;roner Lvnn'viaclntosh asked Olsen ahout restricted access Stated' l tolalh
a~ree wrth Dranr (Gentn that pedestrian access would eventually he a problem
Qurstrons arose as to whether the Commtsston had thr power to dictate access or dental
tlxreof r)n a State HrghvvaY Olen claimed that the Commtsston had dotty lust that
rggardtn~ thr Pascual rezoning requetit at Paradise Drive and the Pahoa Hwti a few ywrs
a~o Cotttmt~++unrr Mslhe '~4osher acceeded that this was correct
Calsan Stpted that "We can t he slowtnK down traffic when traf}ir: already ercrrds
c pacrtv.'
Richard •Franccl testified m opposmon to the rezoning and nnercection changes
C mplainrd of trusmanagement by the Plantuttg Department and the Department of
~•tnspottattnn Stated that Shipman did not donate land for the Bypass They "made a
tdade "MnF.e them bvttld where they tore down Kea'au "
Churman Tanaka noted that to his erpenence rn his electrical huSrnrss, roost rntersectton+
are more safe after signals go rn than they were before He asked to hear tram Sltrprnan's
trrd~c engtnrrr
tgattdall Ul.aneku traffic engineer, was asked to clarity that the access was outside thr
i~ypass Road prc,)ect The rmpltcatton was that the area to ques[ton was not "restrtcted
a~ctss ' Okattelzr stated that addittonttl watt wine for each vehicle per day vvuuld br er;ght
t ta) sQconds In respnnsr to questton~ regarding coordmatmn of the signal m qursnon
with tha si~tnal at kea au Okanrint stated that coordtnatton of signals greater that one
ypanrr nnle apart is not considered necessary Their would he no stgnrficant impaet un the
Itlvel .)fsertircc at the rntersectton with the proposed changes
Commtvstoner Richard Baker asked then tf the fears repressed were not reahsnc)
Qkancl.lt retipurtded that the Volcano Highway has suffictrnt capacity and that the three
vrav to four way change was not srgntficant Hr noted that a right tNnght out scenario
would three more traffic through Kea'au which was what the Bypass Road lVaS SUpposrd
t0 change
Bub tiaunders stated that Shipman was contmrtted to having accurate traffic data and that
' Our cred~hrhn rs at stake
W'ill,am Moore +trrssed that ' Enuneermg has been done to mater sure that 't doe+ •.+ut k
Wtlltun \luutz reqursted mm<,t changes to the Plannutg Department reu,nu)e doutrnrnt
, , ~ ~ Jar, f, 'il, ~ a~, F ~
ie token t0 reYenaoiy mutuuuo ¦.y ¦u.¦......«~.......... ,
~ mauitanena work sheA be eoasedend for all maintenance work that results in ~ and eo re,
signi&ant tral~e eonpection or dolly
(c) M aced is ehls seapon, •otfhour mainteaana work" mssns maintenance such tact
~ I ,work peribrmed betweea the hour of si: o'clxk p.m. and ea o'clock a.m. (L espasate
Lion o[ ra
I ; 1987, c 163, 4 3; HR8 ¢ 284-44; am L 1992, a 42, ¢ 3) or by des
~ PART IV CONTROLLED•ACCE88 FACILITIES deviws~
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i 1 98481. DeBsition of a ooatrolled•aooeea lsioilityR aontroUe,
For the of this art a oontrolh?d•aaoess faclli Pew at
purpoea p ty is defined u e may be e
publiq highway especially deeigaed far theough tral4o, and over, From, or to fined not
~ , which owner or oeeupan4 of abutting land or other psreona have no tight or ~ (L 1980, ,
easement or have only a controlled right or easement of aaaeee, light, air. or
view 6Y nasoa of the fact that their property abuq upon the eoatrolled•axen c,oN n
faci111p or far aqy other nasals. [L 1960, C 9, pt of ¢ 2; 8upp, ¢ 111.43; HR9 ~ ¦!<anN. ¦r
¢ 28{-elJ Ko.od 7c
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..i,¦~ ¢ yyq.n• Authority to establish ooatrvAed•aa:¢eaa laeilltiea.
9NN,
'I ~ qi,. di:::ier ,.r t*¦nanortation, acting alone or is cooperation with aay
(decal, or local agency, may plan, designate, establish. ngulaq, vacab, alter,
neJlgn, vriden, improve, maintain, and provide eonttolled•aecess faailltia for
rt sin pyglic use whenever the director is of the opinion that tra{He conditions,
ptelent or future, will justify the special facilities. Ths direaWr may regulate,
u ~ iesb'iet, yr prohibit the use of the aontrolled•scass facilities by the variow
aWces of vehicles or tratRc by means of signs and other devices to promo4 the
safj and ss'iaent we of the facilities. (L 1960, c 3, pt of ¢ 2; 9upp, ¢ 111-44,
{II~5 ¢ 264.82; am imp L 1984, c 90, ¢ 1]
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{ 964.63. Aoquicitioa of property.
)1'or the putpoees of this poet, the director of tssnsportatton m6y enquire for
thcr eaatrolled•scaas faglities and service wade:
msy (1) Property, u defined is chapter 101, by gift, device, or purchase; or
arc (2) Property by emlaent domun under chapter 101. (L 1960, c 3, pt of ¢ 2,
ehc Supp, ¢ 111-48; HRS ¢ 284-68]
'!"r• !361.64. Deaigra of oontsollod•aoaaes laolUty cad ngttladon, ssaMc•
.ion lion, or prohibitloa of aaeeaq peaaily.
. ,n the director of transportation may w design anyy caatrolled-aeaes faallJty
cad so regulate, restrict, or prohibit aeeees u to beet serve the trassc for which
wlh facility is intended. In this coaneatiotl, the director nW' divide and
(L separate at~• eoatrolled•aecess fsaillty inW wparab roadways by the eoastruc• _
~ tioii of raised curbing. central dividing eeoeiptu, or other phynal esparatloas,
~ ar b1 designating the separate roadways by sigtu, markers. etripec, and the
Proper lane for flu traisc by appropriate cigtu, marker, stripes, and other
dewlow.
No person shall haw any right of iugrees or egress to, from, os acmes
controlled•aecess faelhties to or feom abutting lands, e:teept at the designaud
_ s Pointe at wtueh aeteu may be permitted, upon such terms and conditions as
to may bs specified by the director. Any Peron who violates this section shall be
or fi+ied not more than 5250 or imprisoned not more than three months, ar both
or (1.1980, c 3, pt of ¢ 2; 9upp, { 111-46, HR9 ¢ 264-84; nai imp L 1984, c 90, 4 11
.a
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f °bora and punuhmant. wa It 701-107, 706•
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l?nuary 3, 2000
IVI,r Ka;u Hayashtda
LheparUjient of Trsnsportatron
SG9 Punchbowl St
Honolulu, Hi. %813
hear Mt Hayashida:
1 await your reply to my letter of November 29, 1999
Some new issues have arisen that cause me concern. They revolve around the Hawaii
County Planning Commission meeting of December 17, 1999, which you had prevwusly
referenced in your letter ofNovember 1, 1999(HWY-H 99.2.1007). I have been advised
that yow staff neither provided comment nor attended this meeting. Please provide an
explanation for your lack of participation, given vour previous reference to thic m~srinc
While your department provided no comment the applicant has submitted a letter from
you in support of their application. I have been provided a copy of this letter of March
IS, 1999 (HWY-H 99-201%) to Mr. Robert Saunders of W.H.Shipman in which you
offer your "full support" for their development plans and advise him that you wilt
"e:ped~te our rwiaw and approval of your plans". When you told me on August 17ih
t11at "any request for access will be scrutinized thoroughly" what exactly did you mean
The contradictions here are explicit and requite immediate clarification.
of the iilsues raised by the public at this hearing in opposition to the change to a 4-way
it#ersecdion the one that rosy be the most significant is the releasing of the Controlled
Access designation for new commercial purposes. My understanding of HRS 264-64,
vJ}iieh covers the design ofcontrolled-access facilities, obligates the Director to "regulate,
restrict, or prohibit access to best save the traffic for which sucfi facility is intended."
The Kesau Bypass Road wee funded so the commuters of lower Puna could avoid the
emngestibn of the existing Keeau intersection. ltnmediate commercial development was
nQt the intent of the facility. Plesae provide an explanation for the release of this
d~signadon
I tuggest you obtain a transcript of the above meeting aad determine whether your staff
sbould provide accurate answers to the questions raised by the public. This in no way _
sbould be construed to have been the public informational meeting you promised in your
previous letter I look forward to your answers to trey previous questions, as well as those
r>iised herein. prior to the opening of the Keaau Bypass Road
Very truly yours,
ANDREW LEVTN
Senator, Thvd District
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I~ signiScaat traffic congeeaon or delay. end so re:
(c) As aced in this section, "off-hour maintenance work" mesas maintenance such fac'
' work performed between the hours of ei: o'clock p.m. sad sis o'clock a.m. [L sepva~
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i 284.81. DeSaitloa of a oontrolled•aooeee LaailitF, oontrolle~
i points at
For the purpose of this part, a controlled-awsw facility b delbud u a ms be s
~ ~ public highway sspecislly designed far through traffi0. sad over, Lmm, or to Y
which owners ar owupaab of abutting land or other peayona haw ao right or [~L
1980,
~ ~ sesemeat or have only a controlled right or saemsat of acass, light, air, or
view by rsaeoa of the fact that their property abuts upon the conttolled•access Croa. n
~ [acillty or for any other reason, [L 1880, a 9, pt of 4 2; 8upp, ¢ 111.48: Hi1S ~ oQ.aa...r
4 284.81] eW sad 7c
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, The director of transportation, acting alone or in cooperation with any
fsdsnl, or local agency, may plan, designate, establish, regulate, vacate, alter,
realign, widen, improve, maintain, and provide controlled-accsw facilities for
~,i ~ public use whenever the director ie of the opinion that traffic conditions,
".'tom pieeeat or future. will justil~ the spacial faclitim:.:'.`.:.:i:~ ray :~i^,alste,
,i restrict, or prohibit the ws of the controlled•aweo facilities by the variow
closes of vehicles or traffic by means of signs and other devices to promote the
sets and efficient we of the facilities. [L 1980, c 3, pt of 4 2; 9upp, ~ 111-44;
HR8 ~ 284.82; aai imp L 1984, a 90, 4 1]
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1 J84.88. Aoqubi
For the purposes of this part, the director of transportation may acquire for
-Cher eoatrolled-swan facilities sad service toads:
rosy (1) property, u deflnad in chapter 101, by gift, devise, or purchase; or
(2) Property by eminent domain under chapter 101. [L 1980, c 9, pt of 4 2;
are
the 8upp, ~ 111-48•, HRS 4 284.891
•der• i 284-84. Deign of ooatrolled-access haility and regulation, reetric-
ion Lion. or prohibition of aaoeeei p.nalha
,o,;r
to in The director of traneportaaoa may so dpiga say controlled-access facility
sad eo regulate, restrict, or prohibit access u to best serve the frame for which
ice sash facility u intended. In fhb wtiaection, the director mq divide and
. [L separate any controlled•awew facility alto wparab roadwsye by flu oenetrue-
~ aoa of raised curbing, ceatnl dividing sacaoas, or other physical sepanaons,
or by designating the eeparste roadways by signs, markers, stripe, sad the
proper lane for the traffic by appropriate eigae, markers, stripes, sad other
devices.
No person shall have any right of itigresa ar egress to, ltom, ar across
controllsd•accees fadlities to or from abutting lands, azcept at flu dssigaated
a pstnts at which access may be permitted, upon such terms and ccaditio0a u
to may speciflad by the director Any person who violates this secaoa dull bs
. or wed not more than b250 or imprisoned not more than three montlu, or both.
. or ~ 1980, c 3, pt of ~ 2; Supp, 4 111.46; HR9 ~ 284-84; am imp L 1984, c 90, 4 1]
Cress esteetaess. -Aa w dawlEeatloa of
- ~ otiarr sad pumahmant, ass l~ 701.107.706•
bb and 706.669.
676
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Questions for the Dept. of Transportatior~,$lt Q ~ 'Par'
1. What kind of highway is Hwy 1 l in/the Panaewa region? (A "high-speed, through"
hwy, is the description in the E.A. for the Bypass Road)
2. Is it a "restricted access" highway? If so, what does that mean? (It means , as stela
in HRS 264-61 "a controlled-access facility is defined as a public highway especially
designed for through traffic, and over, from, or to which owrten of abutting land have
no right or easement of access... )
3. Is there a difference between a "restricted aces" and "conirollai access" public
highway?
4. What is the basis, in engineering terms, for placing restricted aces conditions on a
public highway?
5. On an engineering basis, is the base of a hill, on a curve, a good place for an
intersection on a high speed, through highway?
6. How will pedestrians be protected when they cross this intersecdon7
7. How long will the trattic lights be phased, that is, how long will it take for each light
to go through the tam kft arrow, the red,yellow, and glean portions of each change?
This phase analysis has not been attached to the Traffic Impact Analysis Report
submitted by Shipman. Therefore the TZAR is incomplete. Wheawill it be
completed?
8. The Bypass Road criteria for design was what Level of Service;? What LOS will be
allowed for this proposed 4-way intersecdon? If it is decided to "bias" dre signal
phase to benefit the Pahoe booed rush hour commuters how long will the red light
phase be for the other directions?
9. In terms of traffic flow and safety, not planning issues, is this a typical or desireable
location for a high volume, high speed intenectian? I ask this because that wee the
original stated pkn for the Bypass road, sad this redesign does not seem to be in
keeping with the original aim of the improvement.
/3,
e o owing c cx{ anal a t e eve -o -se ce c eept u nt.
of the bans for the comparisons made to the analysts. "Level-of-service" is a term
denotes any of a number of cumbinaliuna of traffic operating conditioru that may oc
a given roadway when it is subject to various traffic volumes. Factors such as speed,
time, traffic interruptions, freedom to maneuver, safety, driving comfort and conve
affect the determination of level-of-aervtce. Analytically, it is related to a ratio of the
' volume to the theoretical traffic capacity of the roadway or intersection (V/C ratio,
_ There are six levels-of-service, A through F, which describe driving condittons from
beat to worst, respectively. They are described as follows:
_ • I.avel-of•aervice A represents uncongested, free-tfow conditions. On a two-
_ _ lane road, passing demand is well below passing capacity. Drivers would be
delayed no more than 30 percem o~tne time by dow moving vehicles. For
multi-lane highways, the abdrty to maneuver within the traffic stream is high. .
Minor traffic flow disruptions at thin level are easily absorbed without causing
significant delays or queuing.
• Lerel-o[ service B is indicative of a stable flow where the presence of other
vehicles begins to be noticeable. As passing demand approaches capacrry on
two-lane roadways, platooning is common. At this level, minor traffic
disruptions are still easily absorbed, but local deterioration in LOS will be
more obvious. ,
• Lerel-ofservice C represents conditions at which noticeable delays occur and
the Freedom to maneuver between lanes becomes restricted. Slowing of trafFic
is particularly noticeable when vehicles turn jell and passing capacity is
reduced.
• level-of-service D represents congestion and the limits of stable traffic flow.
Traffic congestion severely restricts speeds :loci the :tbiliry to maneuver. Only
the most minor of traffic disruptions can occur without extensive queues
forming. On two-lane roads, passing demand is iugh while passing capacity
approaches zero.
• I.evet-ot•setvice E represents unstable traffic flow operations at or near
capacity. Any disruption, no matter how minor, causes queues and
deterioration of LOS. Passing becomes virtually impossible on two-lane
roadways.
• Level•of-service F represents heavily congested flow with the traffic demand
exceeding apaciry. Operation within queues are very unstable, with traffic
experiencing short spurts of movement followed by stoppages.
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NAti.~iMOTO, OKAMOTO & YAMAMOT'O 1
41'fUR1~lEY3 AT LAW, A LAR' CORPORATION
ls7 Katnolsm Sllrect
}hlo, Hawul 06720
0.uy K NtJcattww TNa~Oono 9f1-06{1
Alatt ~t Okamoto April 2n, 20W YAX 133-3~T2
)aryl 1. Yutuatrxrtn
Henry T. Nakamotn
Slanley'Tanura ~
District IrnEinoer, Haww District
Htghwa~s Drvtston,
State of Ilawwt DrpaRUientol'Trattsportalwn
SO M~lcuala Strcct
Hilo, Hawaii 9G72n
Rc: Redesign oClnwrtbetion at Kcaait Dypaaa and liigFtw,ty l l
Dear Mr 'l'amura
My client, lJlupuno Center, i,LC is developing latxl wl)tch is southeast of thte
mtasecUOn on Uic Kcaau Rypacc. Brciwsc of cotttinuing tmcettainry about the traffic
sitt,atton to this area, my client retainatl Panos Ptevedouros, Profawr of Ttansponation
Engincenng at the Ucpnrtmnnt of ('rv0 Enetneennlt at the LJnivetsity of Hnwean at
Manua, lu wnduct ali ~ndnpendent a4snsm,cnt of lhe'1'LAR that waa lane for the
prupescJ W.l l Shipman developnienl which will be to the north of thte interaoetlon.
PruJescor !'icvcrlouros' uscesamcnt is enclosed. T1ie aueat.mcvtt citca lu the various
sources of data us:d m udditwn to lhat conluuiect in the TIAR
Professor Prcvcdotuos' aaaestortent show that the growth assumptions used in the
1 lAR need lu be revised Iwlh because of current data on gro~i tli in the Puna pistnct and
because of W H Shtprn.tn'S development plans The asscai~cnt also (iotnts out that nc~
trattie to the three ncaivst tnlentxttons should also have been revicwal ut the TIAR
Professor Prcvcdnuros' twcc?ment also rawttmcndc removal of access al the
location proposed u; tlm TIAR, oddittonal stgnrhution at otlinr mtcranctions, ,tnd
~tanunahon of the n~ighhorWQ mleraectioua We hope that :Its mfo~nation iti useful m
yuw Jr~arvncnt's re~,:w of the uaffic attuatton for this ,u ea
Very Truly Yottn,
Alan M Okamoto
Cnclnc++r;
ec enclosure Jtm ~1eCully, Mauag~r, Uhipono Cenltn, LLC
cc ii/ er+r: toaurc• Vtrgtms Goldstein, Plvniing Director
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ASSl55P~EnT OF TM! TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS REPORT (TIp1i)
IN COUNTY ENVIRONMlNTAL REPORT
SUBMITT[D 6Y W. H. SHIPMAN LIMITED
70 HAWA>Q COUNTY ON SlPTlM!!R 27,1997
Dune on Apnl 15, :000 by P~nos D. Ptevedouros, PhD' db~ ATTR4 for James ~IcC.wly
~l REVIEW of TZAR
I
This section of the report deco-ibes Inspedlons on the accuracy of the methodology and
calculations of the TIAR The next sectl~ralses questions on assumptions and breadth
of analysis
The Mp generation numbers :n the TIAR check OK, but pass-by (PB) trips were
applied Incorrectly. Pass•bys are defined as trips that were already on the way, e.g.,
rrlotori;ts simply made a tern u, "II-„N y,:;, b,:r f:,cd, ctc (Thc more the PBs, the lesser
the impact of the pro)ect on traffc.) The TZAR applies the PB factor to all trips.
However, the PB factor applies StrlcGy to shopping center trips. In addition, [he
estimate of PB=47Yo appears to be incorrect; my estimate ~s 42.2%. These resul*. in a
P.M, peak load which Is lighter by about 100 vehicles. The results for P.M. peak
changed very Iltt1e when the corrections were made,
Traffic assignment flows show lower-than-expected volumes on the other
Intersection (Keaau-Pahoa antl Volcano Road) but the subject Irtersectlon appears to
have been goaded properly, Also the assignment o! project-generated (new) traffic Is
proportional to anticipated background volumes which is appropriate
I compared recent volume counts provided from Hawall County with the 2008
volumes in the TIAR. The results are mixed. Based on recent counts, 1n the A.M, period
(year 2008) the TZAR should have 1,635 vehicles but It has 1,4E7 In the P M period
(year 20081 the TZAR should have 426 vehicles but It has 517. fhe A.M traffic at this
intersection's much heaver than [he P.M traffic, so currently daring the morning peak
period the intersection is likely to operate a little worse than shown in the TIAR.
The Table below shows that I was able to replicate the TIAR's results for 2008
without proielct, However, for 2008 with project, my analyses produced results
which are consistently one level of service worse than those In the TIAR. It ~s notable
that delays on cntical movements are pro)ected to be particularly bad in the A.M. peak
hour (with project).
' Aec Pr~rennr of Tnniporonm kalMeerfllf ~ Onewe Pmpem Knee, wept or l.n a PJK.~eenn{ 1,11 n Meow
1
Rdulb In TL1K oy R. Okan~ku
A.M, ezl< Hr_• P.M. Peak Hour
+ LOS V c ~ LOS V c
2008 without Pro ect C 1 1
2008 with Fr^' _ ' C 0.98 d 0.68
~nslyals oti r,:,,rr~ruaouros bs~ti un data In TYAR
A.M, eek Hour P,M. Pak Hour
LOS V/c LOS V c
2008 without Pro ect C .91~.9d 0.61
2008 with Pr,;;:ct . D dN1.0 C .93N.93
NOT'c: V/c of critkai movement: a range Is given based on reasonably assurnpuons
De!e;~ a^.d LOS of solPCted citical movements
A,M. Peak Mour P,M Peak Hour
NB•TH SB•LT NB•TH Si3• SB-LT
1 D l A A 4.7 B
26.4D 1.5 25.iC 14.08 2O.5C
ASSld:MENT of GROWTH
The subject TIAR has used a background growth of 2.85% based on the Island of
Hawau Long Range Land Transportation Plan. Census population statistics (DBEDT,
1997) show that the 1990 to 1995 growth For entire Blg Island was 14.1°k cr 2,82% per
year (this is practically the same number as the one used in the TIAR). However, the
same source specifies that the 1990 to 1995 growth for the Puna District was 32.7% or
6.54% per yar.
The TZAR mentions a few new developments surrounding the pro~ea but It
concludes that the 2.85% growth rate Is suMclent to account for all expected "In-fill"
development. This Is unlikely given that:
1, Populatlon growth and overall growth has been quite vigorous m this area
2. In 2005, Kamehsmeha Schools will be open next to the 9 Mile [amp, with 200 staff
and more than 2,000 students.
3. The new state or private prison Is likely to be located In this dlstnct.
4, W, H. Shipman, ltd. hss publicly stated their intent to obtain a "Big Box tenant, Ike a
Costco" (Wm. Moore, County of Hawaii, Public Hearing, Keaau Senior Center). They
envision up to 125,000 sq.ft. on the SO acre parcel C.
5. W. H. Shipman envisbns a regional center which ~nclutles parcels A, B, C, D and
more (shown In Flgure No. 5 of the County Environmental Report of W, H. Shipman, Ltd,
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dated September 27, 1999.) Wlth a planned parking lot of 1,068 parking spaces (this is
more than 3 tlmes the required amount of 300 for the amount of development assumed
In the TIARA) the potential for "fill-in' development of the shopping center appears to be
planned, and should be taken Into account.
Therefore:
(I) Based on points 1, 2 and 3, a background growth rate of 6.5% should ba used.
(II) Based on point the analysis should be revised bD Include a "discount
superstore" In parcel C rather than a light generator sum as a business park.
(iii) Based on point 5, the analysis should be revised to Include at least a light
generator such as a business park in parcel D.
(~v) Three nearby Intersections (the nearest In the three d~rectlons going out of
parcel A) should be Investigated In addition to the Intersection analyzed In the TZAR
These study parameters are likely to provide reallsbc traffic performance
estimates for the subject Intersection and the three neighboring intersections in year
2008, and guide m the identification of appropriate mitlgabon measures.
ANALYSIS with REALLSTiC GROWTH SClNARIOS ~
An analysis was conducted using growth conditlons (i) and (II) as specified above. Since
the discount superstore w111 be In the same area as the shopping center, the pass•by trip
reduction for the afternoon peak period was also applied to it. For growth condition (iii;,
only ha/lofprrcr/D ~s assumed lv be deve%pedwith a GFA pmpor4onal to that for
parcels A, 8 and C. The revised trip generatlon and resu font morning and afternoon
peak volumes "with project" are attached at the end of this report.
Some observations from these tabulations are as follows:
• Using Il'E's Parking Generation: I estimated a number parfung stalls which is very
close to that in the County Environmental Report. This means that the development
assumptlons used are reasonably close to the overall W. H, Shipman development
for the regional center.
• ProJect•generated traffic is about twice as high as that shown in the TZAR,
• Because of the larger background growth rate and tie larger number of trips
generated by the project, all morning and afternoon peak volumes are higher than
those In the TIAR by about 20% m 15046.
The traffic analyses focused on the same ~ntersectlon as In the TIAR and was
done for the year 2008 as in the TiAR.
The summary Table bNow shows that:
1 Mo•ning peak traffic conditlons are likely to be poor (level of srrvice E) without the
j;r-;~t in place.
2 Afternoon peak trai'ric conditions are likely to be Intolerable with the project in place
unless a Hilo bound through lane ~s added. Even then, the ~ntenection evel or
~ ITE P~f~"~[ (i[nPw~pl 3" hfin rr
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Revteed trio aenentlon
Lend Uee Lend U • A.M. Peek Hour v h P.M. Peek Hour v h
unl Enter Exlt ToUI lnar :It otal
Shopping 118.000 aq R GFA 1pB 89 178 330 384 700
Center
Discount 126.D00 sq R GFA 82 42 +24 283 283 626
s store
Buelnese 109 cone 473 90 603 121 406 626
Perk
Pro eetTofal 862 201 88 20 1071 1781
DI ennee from TZAR 14 % 107Y. 137X OOX 0 % 96
A n i A.M. volum wl for
TIAR dMhrenu
e roach mvmt b•ek round nbr Ezlt PB V V V
RT 1864 1684 1 26
WB TH 220 2 0 89 14
lT-` - 13~ 13 1u 301
T 4 12 100%
EB H 1 1
L 1 1 72
13 13 10
NB TH 2444 2 1 3 2
LT 2 116 1
T 7S7 167 N 1481
Sf3 H 870 70
LT 687 887 638
2 1
Peaa-b rate • A
erl tl n of P.M. volume wl r ct for 2 0
_ TZAR dMhnnw
e roue mvmt. b•ek round Enbr Exit PB V V V
•38 828 466
W8 H 1 1 68
L 13 13 10
407 407 197 1
EB H 2 6 278 130 1
LT 346 346 +be 1
R i7 13 10 %
NB H 0 3 ~9 864 1
_ L 141 141 78 1
474 474 283
S9 N 1826 •188 1887 1341 241rr
LT 1244 1244 _ 913 3tiS6
20 1031 •281
Peaa•b nfe ¦ 0 42
service Is expelled to be F and the average delay for all motorists using this
Intersection Is expected to be well over one minute. This, In turn, creates a s~tuatlon
which Is Inconsistent with the primary objective of the Keaau Bypass which is the
expeditlous processing of Hdo-Puna commuter traffic.
Analysis based on modified growth and dsrebpment data
A.M. eak Hour P. .Peak Hour
LOS V/c LOS V/c
008 without Pro ect E 1. 8 0.90
2008 with Pro ea E 1.03 f i. LO
NOTES: Signal cycles are 180 sacondsl
"VVlth ProjacZ' Includes addltlonal Hllo-bound through lane.
Delay and LOS of selected critlcal movements
A.M. Peak Hour P.M Peak Hour
NB-TH LT NB-TH SB• SB-LT
2008 without Pro ect 57.3E 8 .4 f 2 .6 C 3.7 A 18.6 C
2008 with Pro er. 49.7 ! `7.8, f 78.4 f 83.3, f 62.7, f
RECOMMlNDATiONS
The analysis shows that K for tfie next few years the Puna District sustains a growth rate
which Is similar to that experienced In the recent past, the subject Intersectoon Is likely
to become a traffic bott~eneck before 2010 even In the absence of major development
by lN. H. Shipman Planned developments such as K,amehameha Schools, a new prison
etc support the hypothesis that a hlgn ra[e of growth in Puna iti likely for the future
As a result, much attention and careful planning is needed pnor to the approval
of major developments. In Cie specific case br W. H. Shipman, the TZAR does not
adequately address the ImpIIWUons of this development (and its ~nter+ded expansion.)
Give^ the antlclpated levels of traffic, the analysis must expand to ~ovpr neighboring
Intersections In each direction.
The amount of future traffic and the results for the ooeratlnnal conditlon at the
subi~~• ~^!ersection strongly suggest that:
• access at the proposed location should be removed;
• two separate signalized aocasses at the Hllo side and Keaau sIAP of thew H
Shipman regional renter will be needed;
• nelr;hboring Intersectlons Head to be examined; and,
n~~ghbnring intersectlons are likely to require signalizat~on.
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The following brief explanation of the level-of-service concept will aid understanding
of the basis for the comparisons made in the analysts. "Level-of-service" is a term which
denotes any o(a number of combinations of traffic operating conditions that may occur on
a given roadway when it is suhiect to various traffic volumes. Factors such as speed, travel
time, traffic interruption, freedom to maneuver, safety, driving comfort and convenience
affect the determination of level-of•service. Analytically, it is related to a ratio of the traffic
volume to the theoretical traffic capacity of the roadway or intersection (V/C ratio).
There are six levels-of-service, A through F, which describe driving conditions from
best to worst, respectively. They are described as follows:
• Level-of-service A represents uncongested, free-flow conditions. On a two-
lane road, passing demand is well below passing capacity. Drivers would be
delayed no mitre than l0 percent u!'the tune by slow moving vehicles. For
multi-lane highw;iys, the ability to maneuver within the traffic stream is high.
Minor tr_ffic how r{~~ruptions at this level are easily absorbed without causing
significant delays or queuing.
• Level-ot•service B is indicative of a stable flow where the presence of other
vehicles begins to be noticeable. As passing demand approaches capacity on
two-lane roadways, placooning is common. At this level, minor traffic
disruptions are still easily absorbed, but local deterioration in LAS will be
more obvious. '
• LRVel-of-service C represents conditions at which noticeable delays occur and
the freedom to maneuver between lanes becomes restricted. Slowing of traffic
is particularly noticeable when vehicles turn Iclt and passing capacity iti
reduced
• level-of-service t) represents congestion and the limits of stable traffic flow.
Traffic congestion severely restricts speeds anti the ability to maneuver Unly
the most minor of traffic disruptions can occur without extensive yueueti
forming. On two-lane roads, passing demand iti high while passing capacity
approaches zero.
• Level-of-seMce E represents unstable traffic flow operations at or near
capacity. Any disruption, no matter how minor, causes queues and
deterioration of LAS. Passink becomes virtually impossible on two-lane
roadways.
• Level-of-service F represents heavily congested flow with the traffic demand
exceeding capacity Operation within queues are very unstable, with traffic
experiencing short spurts of movement followed by stoppages.
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POLICE DEPAR'CMENT
laY hapmlam tilrrrl • Ihln Ilawan 9h: p1 Pio+
October 15, 1999
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TO VIR IA tCD~T ,.P NNING DIRECTOR
FROM OMAS J~~jIjCK/OX, ASS ANT POLICE CHIEF, FIELD OPERATIONS
BUREAU
5UBJECT CHANGE OF ZONE APFLICATiuN (REZ yy-G~~)
APPLICANT: W.H. SHIPMAN, LTD.
REQUEST: A-20a TO MCX-20
TAX MAP KEY: 1-6-003: PORTION OF 007
Staff has reviewed the above-referenced application and offers the following comments.
We would be interested in the State Department of Transportation's evaluation of the
proposed intersection of "Road A" and the Volcano Highway/Keaau Bypass.
However, based on our own experience, we cannot concur that the traffic
generated is not expected to affect the overall Level of Service of the planned
intersection "
The developers must anticipate increased traffic generated by their protect. Indeed,
they would encourage it.
Finally, completion of this protect would have a direct impact on allocation of police
services We expect increased traffic and calls for service, which would eventually
require additional personnel and redistribution of our resources.
Please direct any response or further inquiries on this matter to Captain Elroy Osorio,
Jr., Commander of our Puna District.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
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