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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0819.002 1998-2000- ,.h. ot Joyce Alberta Folena Post Office Box 2046 Pahoa, Hawaii 96778 Telephone 808 965 9009 Voice Mail Memo: �� C To Id James Arakaki Chairman Hawaii County Council • 0 0 G- C_ - d cc 0 c.D u Thank you very much for your letter 6/23/2000 and copy of Memo from Takashi Domingo. The Environmental Assessment has not been begun yet by Public Works Department concerning the Realignment of highway 137. AnEA is deemed necessary by OECC, see Leslie Segundo at 974 4000 ext. 64185, for the realignment pnnti.on of Higgway 137. The repaving does not require an EA; thus the Highway 137 road improvements could be done as two sepatate projects, facilatating a timely completion in order to comply with the FEMA time restriction of January 31, 2001 to spend the $2,000,000.00 designated for Road improvements in Puna. Please do everything in your power to expidi4te the EA and subsequent Highway Road Improvements; thereby keeping Highway 137 open to through traffic fnom Kaimy Kalapana to Kapoho and inclusive of all poi$ts in between. Thank you for all of your assistances to us here. Sincerly, oyce Alberta Folena Comm. No. Opp. m2 File N0. Ref. To: Ref. Date�`6.9y e JLW C_ 9-/9 .00).— • IW Joyce Alberta T Post Office Eox Pahoa, hawai'i Telephone 2046 96778 808 %5 9009 Voice Mail Memo: To 28, 2000 RECE! i:� n ()D JUN 28 P3:3 4' Jiro Sumada please call Leslie Segundo at OEQO ASAP Leputy chief Engineer 974 4000, ext. 64185 Public Works Uepaetment EA is required for REALIGND.EhT County of 11awai'i at Hilo of highway 137;realignment only. As per my telephone conversation with Leslie Segundo today 6/28/2000 the Highway 137 REPAVIi,G process itself does not require an Environmental t:ssesment and so the repaving from, Kalani Hor.ua to ro Miki could be done as a separate project Ommitting the three dangerous areas that require realignment of the road at these three dangerous points. The REALIGMEET Project could be aisignated as a separate project and -during i::e EA Process which could be expidited in three months, the repaving process of the 7 m:iie streatch could be under way. Thus a major portion of the ri,21A monies, 4P2,000,000.00, could be used to repave Highways 137 during the waiting period dictated by the EA process and then the realignme.t could then take place. These words to you are a suggestion of what you could be doing to assist us heie it, the tuna I'akai atea to continue our use of Highway 137 as a through way Road from haimyt Kalaparta to Pohbiki and on to kapoho. w The public safety far outwiiggs the color of the Roadaitself. Kamaili Road, the Opihikau road running genneraily north and south, connecting highway 130 and highway132 is so substandard, with an extremely steep grade over the top portion, that to even think of Kamaili Road expe.iencing a heavy flow of traffic is frightening aVd totally unacceptable. If the realignment of the three darge.:ous area5of Highway 137 does not happen and the highway 137 is blocked off dnclusive of the approximate 2 1/2 mile stretch, the public would be forced to use hamaili Road much more often in orderto reach Highway 13q from IIighway 130. There are ma" more people living in the area now. Thank you very much for your adaed assistance to us here in keeping highway 137 open for through traffic in the entire iength of Highway 137. should at, emergency occur it is imperative that Highway 137 be open to a�iow through tratfic in an area that is already beginning to feel the effects of additional population. 'Please respond at your earliest convenience. V� 1,q 3i cerly, �dLi2/�`1 fo�I C' c< "� /"' " /4-�- CaJar^-'S p� lb: LO bub-oo:�-rw� I O IN T N NAT 10 N AL June 8, 2000 Mr. Richard Schulze P.O. Box 795 Kamuela, Hawaii 96743 Dear Mr. Schulze: Subject: Property at Tax Map Key .-03-02: 110 • SSFM INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5o1 Sumner Street, Sults 502 Hore ,. Hawa6 96817 Ph": 808 531-1708 7,o�p �y�FFaa�x; 808 5221.7348 M -d CaM W� Erpfrwn� ai UI. A�M1 O O w c Cry ,- N M-1 d M SSR11)9972 _ o W This letter is to notify you that preliminary botany and archaeological reconnaissance is planned to be conducted on your subject property- associated with the County of Hawaii, Department of Public Works proposed Kalapana Road Realignment And Resurfacing project. This reconnaissance will be conducted by the firms of Char & Associates, and PMU during the following periods: 1 Thursday, June 15, and / or 2. Friday, Junel6. We greatly appreciate your continued cooperation on this important roadway project. If you have any questions on this matter, please give either Mr. Calvin Tsuda, Project Manager, or myself a call at (808) 531-1308. Thank you. Sincerely, Ronald A. Sato, AICP Project Planner i ,MFM I N T E R N A T I O N A L June 1, 2000 Mr. Richard Schulze P.O. Box 795 Kamuela, Hawaii 96743 Dear Mr. Schulze: RICHARD SCHULZE rH�t nt SSFM INTERNATIONAL, INC. 501 Summr Street SUM 502 Honolulu, HawaH 88817 PMne:(808) 531.1308 Fax: MO) 521-7U8 Ame�lcen Cauultlip EnEe+oeneoundl. Ai�nOar J01. 41-,,, , Subject: Kalapana Road Realignment Project Early Consultation For Draft Environmental Assessment The County of Hawaii, Department of Public Works is proposing the Kalapana Road Realignment Project. Funding of this project is being provided through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Assistance Program. Planning work for this project is now being conducted along with the preparation of a Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA). Therefore, we would like to solicit any comments, concerns, or regulatory requirements your department may have on this project so that it may be addressed in the Draft EA. We would greatly appreciate your cooperation in providing us with any written comments within 21 days of the date of this letter. This roadway project is located in the Puna District of the island of Hawaii, and is planned to involve the following improvements to Highway 137, Kapoho-Kalapana Beach Road: 1. Realign three (3) existing segments of Kapoho-Kalapana Beach Road. These segments are identified as Sites A, B. and C on the enclosed exhibit. 2. In addition, possible resurfacing of 13.2 miles of this roadway consisting of two (2) segments. The first segment is between Kalani Honua Cultural Center and Pohoiki Road (9-7 miles), and the second is between Pohoiki Road and Kapoho-Kumukahi Lighthouse Road (3.5 miles). A project location map is provided which shows the general corridor being considered for each of the three realignment sites. Alternative realignment routes are currently being planned for each of these sites. The purpose for this realignment project is to provide continued ingress and egress into this area for residents and emergency vehicles since portions 3f this roadway have deteriorated over time due to natural hazards and surf conditions along this coastline. If you have any questions on this matter, please give me a call at (808) 531-1308. Thank you. Sincerely, 4 Ronald A. Sato, AICD Project Planner Enclosure 40 0 0 0 U N N m C m c�. I -'s, M �T' N C1 e ---- --- --- Ir'T MALl7/FR/W I A PETITION FOR THE, CONTINUED -RESURFACEIM; qfhwy 137 Cr,, INTV r-9 .10S)1�771L C,C�V!YrN io v,01i -Jill-' MI, S,Vd, 10A,(; UP 11P �I ASU h 1-7-J-1 il W(W,O)AIA I,/, A NA0,1? HOAI) 1,101? 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