HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunication No. 2024-13 Upper Puna Connectivity PresentationUpper Puna Connectivity
Creating points of connectivity between subdivisions from Volcano to Highway 130 through the subdivisions makai of highway 11. Using staggered connectivity locations as recommended by the PCDP
Ad-Hoc Committee on Connectivity Goals
Puna Community Development Plan, taken from Section 4.3.3
Establish emergency routes, using mostly existing road beds;
Create Connectivity Alignments between the following subdivisions: Orchidland, Hawaiian Acres, Fern Acres, Kopua Farm Lots, Eden Roc and Fern Forest…These inter-subdivision roads should be staggered, low-impact, and multi-modal.
The Committee was charged with the task of investigating and identifying possible points of connectivity between the Upper Puna subdivisions in order to establish an alternative route from the Volcano area, through the subdivisions, connecting to Highway 130. Additionally to identify possible connector roads from the subdivisions to Highway 11.
Connectivity Locations –Not a Corridor
We are not proposing a road, we are recommending points of connectivity between the subdivisions.
The creation of these Connectivity Locations (CLs) will require legal agreements with the County and the Community Associations of the subdivisions. In some cases, the purchase of necessary lots or easements, and the actual creation of short connecting roads.
2013 Puna Regional Emergency Preparedness Fair
2014 Puna Regional Emergency
Preparedness Fair
The Process:
Mapping Exercises at Two PREP Fairs
Community Input
•The 2013 & 2014 Puna Regional Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Fairs included mapping exercises where hundreds of Puna residents gave their input regarding connectivity needs in their neighborhoods.
•Prioritization according to criteria set out in the PCDP and the Hawaii County Department of Public Works.
•Field trip to investigate the roads and points of connectivity: participants included personnel from Department of Public Works, State DOT, Council Representatives and staff, Ad-Hoc Committee members.
Criteria for Points of Connectivity
County of Hawaii, Ben Ishii
1.Prefer to connect to a County Road at least on one end
2.Prefer that the road be open to traffic 2417 and not just for emergencies
3.Construct roads the meet AASHTO (American Association of State
4.Highway and Transportation Officials) guidelines.
5.Prefer to do a project where there is no community opposition
6.Prefer to do a road that will improve traffic circulation
7.Prefer to do a road where there are no major drainage issues.
Criteria for Points of Connectivity
Puna Community Development Plan Connectivity Priorities
1.Health, Safety, and Emergency Issues: Emphasize emergency routes and other issues related to health and safety, including evacuation for all residents, with appropriate provisions made for those with disabilities (in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act).
2.Education, Technical, and Social Issues: Emphasize connectivity related to local educational and applied technological issues, as well as to social interactions that enhance personal safety, consider the appropriateness of creating linear parks connecting subdivisions and inter-subdivision gathering places (in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act).
3.Transportation, Non-Vehicular: Consider pedestrian, cycling, equestrian, and other non- vehicular transport.
4.Transportation, Mass Transit: Address essential mass transit services
5.Land Use, Environment: Protect cultural, natural, and other environmental values, including preserving open spaces for a variety of purposes identified in the PCDP.
6.Land Use, Low or No Impact Design: Use no impact or minimum impact design and construction.
7.Safe Routes to Schools: Include safe routes to schools in all considerations related to connectivity
8.Community Alliances: Provide examples of how communities are creating alliances related to connectivity
Sample of Criteria Scoring Sheet – Upper Puna
Upper Puna CL Map
Connecting Fern Forest to Eden Roc Kaleponi to Punahele
Kaliponi in Fern Forest to Eden Roc to connect with Ohia Ave.
Gravel Road in Fern Forest runs to Eden Roc border. Eden Roc Road Lot is overgrown.
Connecting Kopua Farm Lots to Fern Acres – Kahikopele to Puhala
CL #14 shows the property line easement between Wamaka O Pele and Puhala in Fern Acres
Connecting Fern Acres to Hawaiian Acres – Orchid to 1 Road (Uhini Ana)
CL #4 shows end of Orchid St. in Fern Acres at Plumeria St. Fern Acres road lot is forest land abutting the undeveloped lot in Hawaiian Acres.
Connecting Hawaiian Acres to Orchidland on Pohaku
CL #5 shows 11 Road (Pulelehua) connecting to Pohaku Road in Orchidland across an undeveloped lot in Hawaiian Acres.
Seaview Emergency Evacuation Route
Nanawale Emergency Evacuation Route
Proposed Nanawale Bus Route Extension
Puna District Map
PAU