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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Aupuni Center 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 7 · Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720-4224 (808) 961-8321 · Fax (808) 961-8630 public_works@hawaiicounty.gov
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Stephen M. Pause, P.E.
Director
Mitchell D. Roth
Mayor Deanna S. Sako Managing Director
Malia A. Kekai Deputy Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 6, 2024
Waikoloa Road/Paniolo Avenue Roundabout Draft Environmental Assessment
available to review on March 8
The Department of Public Works along with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development will be releasing the
Waikoloa Road/Paniolo Avenue Roundabout Draft Environmental Assessment on Friday, March 8.
An Environmental Assessment (EA) draft is a document prepared to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of a
proposed project, plan, policy, or program. Its purpose is to inform decision-makers and the public about the
environmental consequences of implementing the proposed action and to identify measures to mitigate adverse
impacts or enhance positive ones.
The draft EA is available for agency and public review on the County’s website at https://hawaii-county-public-works-
hawaiicountygis.hub.arcgis.com/ under Newsroom and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Developments website at
https://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/erp/Doc_Library/2024-03-08-HA-DEA-Waikoloa-Rd-Paniolo-Ave-Roundabout.pdf
Hard copies of the draft EA are available at two locations: Hawai‘i County Department of Public Works Office (Aupuni
Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 7, Hilo, HI 96720), and Hawai‘i County Department of Public Works Office (West Hawai‘i
Civic Center, 75- 5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Bldg. D, 1st Floor, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740).
If no substantive issues are identified during the comment period on the draft EA, DPW will adopt the EA as final, issue a
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), and fund the project. If substantive comments are received, DPW alongside
Bowers and Kubota will evaluate and address those comments in a Final EA or as part of the FONSI documentation and
may consider whether changes to the grant or project implementation are appropriate. The FONSI will be posted to the
same websites as listed above. DPW will not publish another public notice for this project unless a final EA is published.
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments on the draft EA by Monday, April 8, 2024. Comments should
be mailed to: Bowers and Kubota Consulting, Inc. at 2153 N. King Street, Suite 200, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819. Comments
may also be submitted via e-mail (preferred) to bkplanning_comments@bowersandkubota.com; please include
“Waikoloa Road and Paniolo Avenue Roundabout” in your subject line.
MEDIA CONTACT:
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Information & Educational Specialist II
Department of Public Works Administration
sherise.kanae-kane@hawaiicounty.gov
(808) 961-8499
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