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Chief Engineer
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25 Aupuni Sveet, Room 202 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252
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October 17, 1997
MEMORANDUM
TO: Council Chair James Arakaki and Council Members
Hawaii County Council
FROM: Donna Fay K. Kiyosaki, Chief Engineer
SUBJECT: SADDLE ROAD ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
As the County's representative on the Saddle Road Project's Social, Economic and Environmental
(SEE) Team, I am pleased to inform you that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the
Saddle Road Project has been completed. Notice of availability of the DEIS is scheduled for publication
in the Office of Environmental Quality Commission's Environmental Notice on November 8, 1997.
Copies of the DEIS are in the process of being mailed and should be in hand prior to the November 8,
1997 OEQC publication.
In order to facilitate your review of the DEIS, a workshop has been scheduled. The purpose of this
workshop is to provide you with an overview of the DEIS organization, purpose and need, alternatives,
and key findings and recommendations, including proposed mitigation measures. The workshop date
and time is as follows:
Place: County Council Room
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 1997
Time: 10:00 am to noon
The workshop participants include Bert McCauley, Federal Highways Administration's (FHWA) Project
Manager, and key consultants who prepared the report. If you have any questions on this matter,
please feel free to call me.
cc: Bert McCauley, FHWA
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