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ASSOCIATES, L L C
integrating geographic science and planning
phone: (808) 969 -7090 PO Box 396 Hilo Hawai'i 96721 rterry@hawaii.rr.com
August 2, 2011
Dear Agency /Organization Official:
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Subject: Early Consultation for Environmental Assessment for Single - Family Home
in the Conservation District at Maku`u, Puna District, Island of Hawaii,
TMK 1 -5- 010:032
I have been contracted by John and Maureen Gapp, the owners of the property, to prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA) in compliance with Chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The
Gapps plan to build a home on this 5.586 -acre property located makai of the Old Government Road
just east of the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in the Puna District of the Island of Hawaii (see
attached map).
The proposed one -story home will be 5,000 square feet, including the house, a garage, a pool and a
cabana/pavilion. The house will have three bedrooms and three baths, and will be set back a minimum
of 200 feet from the shoreline at an elevation of 25 feet above sea level. The cabana will be an open
pavilion used as a staging area for recreational fishing by the owners, with room to store throw nets,
poles and tackle. It will also be a place to store equipment, supplies and materials for restoring native
and removing invasive plants in the half -acre area between the shoreline setback line and the home.
The cabana will be set back a minimum of 40 feet from the shoreline. An Individual Wastewater
System in compliance with State Department of Health regulations will be built. Other features
include a driveway, various walkways, and small fenced gardens. No modifications within the
shoreline setback area are planned. Burial sites and archaeological sites in the four -acre mauka portion
of the lot within the State Land Use Agricultural District will be preserved in accordance with
preservation and burial treatment plans. The EA will include illustrations of the design, which is being
finalized.
An EA is necessary because the property is within the State Land Use Conservation District, and the
EA will accompany a Conservation District Use Application. The areas of investigation in the EA will
include but not be limited to the following: water quality assurance; wastewater treatment; flora, fauna,
and ecosystems; traffic impacts; geology, soils, and hazards; flooding and drainage impacts; social,
cultural and community impacts; and historic sites. The EA will include archaeological and cultural
reports and the results of botanical surveys. This letter is to share information about the project and
request your input on site conditions, issues that you wish to be addressed in the EA, and any other
concerns you may have. I would appreciate your comments on any special environmental conditions or
impacts related to the development. Please contact me at (808) 969 -7090 (Big Island) if you have any
questions or require clarification. Kindly indicate whether you wish to receive a copy of the EA when
completed.
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Sincerely,
Ron Terry, Principal
Geometrician Associates
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