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Home My WebLink About2013-33 LB-AC Third Progress ReportWilliam P. Kenoi Mayor West Hawaii Office 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy Kailua -Kona, Hawaii 96740 Phone (808) 323 -4770 Fax (808) 327 -3563 MEMORANDUM -, 4 OF ,�E•OF •H�►.� County of Hawaii PLANNING DEPARTMENT Duane Kanuha Director Bobby Command Deputy Director East Hawaii Office 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961 -8288 Fax (808) 961 -8742 Communication No. 2013 -33 To: Patti Pinto, Chair and members of the PCDP Action Committee From: Larry Brown, Planner Date: June28, 2013 Re: Draft Third Progress Report for the Implementation of Actions of the Puna Community Development Plan Transmitted for your review and comment is a draft of the Puna CDP 3 rd Progress Report. Pending your comments and approval, this report will be posted on the PCDP website. Hardcopies will be distributed to public libraries in Pahoa, Kea` au and Mt. View, the Mayor and all County of Hawai `i department heads. LB :lb W:ACDP\PUNA CDP \Action Committee \Communications \Incoming Communications \2013 \2013 -33 LB -AC Third Progress Report Memo.doc Encl: Puna CDP Third Progress Report on Implementation of Actions www.cohplannin�dept.com Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planninggco.hawaii.hims PUNA COTvIA4UNITY D VE OPwN'r PLAN Third Progress Report Implementation of Actions May 2012 -April 2013 Malama Puna A Mau Loa 1 Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee (All members serving during this reporting period) Barbara Bell Frank Commendador June Conant Sharon Daun Farris Etterlee Daniel Taylor Madie Greene Keikialoha Kekipi Patti Pinto Oshi Simsarian Rene Siracusa Planning Department BJ Leithead Todd Planning Director Larry M. Brown Elizabeth J. Hultman - Salfen Project Manager Community Planning Assistant William P. Kenoi Mayor West Hawaii Office 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy Kailua -Kona, Hawaii 96740 Phone (808) 323 -4770 Fax (808) 327 -3563 Aloha, �ZY OF N� ■ y _ ff ��Ili% ■ , OF County of Hawaii PLANNING DEPARTMENT Duane Kanuha Director Bobby Command Deputy Director East Hawaii Office 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961 -8288 Fax (808) 961 -8742 On behalf of the Planning Department and the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee, I am pleased to present this Third Puna CDP Progress Report for the period May 2012 to April 2013. Printed copies of the Puna CDP are available at the Hilo, Pahoa, Kea` au and Mt. View public libraries, and in the Planning Department. Printed copies may also be purchased from the Planning Department at a cost of $10.00 each. Click Puna CDP to view the online version in PDF format. This report provides a summary of the progress made by the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee (PCDPAC), government agencies, community groups and associations and individuals in the community towards implementing the Actions called for in the Puna CDP during this reporting period. Previous progress reports are also available online at Action Committee Progress Reports. In order for any community development plan to remain viable and relevant it is important that it have broad -based public support for the goals and objectives defining the community vision. To that end, the Action Committee and the Planning Department continue to encourage ongoing public participation in the CDP process. It is also important to recognize the efforts and achievements of those engaged in this process, which are hopefully captured in this report. Mahalo to all of the community volunteers and organizations, private sector entrepreneurs, and government agencies that have contributed to the accomplishments to date and those to come. Sincerely, DUANE KANUHA Planning Director www.cohplanningdept.com Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planninggco.hawaii.hims Third Annual Progress Report on Implementation Actions Puna Community Development Plan May 2012 through April 2013 BACKGROUND The Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) was adopted by ordinance on September 10, 2008; amended by Ordinance 10 -104 on November 4, 2010; amended on June 8, 2011, by Ordinance Nos. 11 -51, 11 -52, and 11 -53; and amended on December 6, 2011, by Ordinance Nos. 11 -117 and 11 -118. The five (5) amendments adopted in November and December 2011 were those suggested by the PCDP Action Committee and introduced by the Planning Director following the adoption of Ordinance 10 -104. They include: 1. Ordinance No. 11 -51 relating to Mass Transit Hele -On Service to the Hilo and Keahole International Airports, calling for regular service from all existing and future routes. 2. Ordinance No. 11 -52 relating to transportation and the development of at least one scenic turnout near Kehena Beach that includes restroom facilities and an emergency phone. 3. Ordinance No. 11 -53 relating to community park designations in Hawaiian Acres, to be determined through a community involvement process. 4. Ordinance No. 11- 117 relating to non - substantive formatting and clerical revisions to the Puna CDP. 5. Ordinance No. 11 -118 relating to reinsertion of the word "Preliminary" in the boundary title for the Regional Town Centers, Community Village Centers and Neighborhood Village Centers depicted in figures 5 -1 to 5 -11. The PCDP is intended to serve as an extension of the County of Hawai `i General Plan by articulating district - sensitive specific growth management strategies and the delivery of governmental services through a broad -based community input process. According to Chapter 16 -4 of the Hawaii County Code (HCC), each community development plan shall have an Action Committee (AC), which is advisory to the Planning Director, to serve as a proactive, community -based steward of the plan's implementation and update. The First Annual Progress Report on Implementation of Actions was approved by the AC at its May 10, 2011 meeting. The Second Annual Progress Report on Implementation of Actions was approved by the AC at its June 12, 2013 meeting. PUNA CDP ACTION COMMITTE Current Membership: June Conant — Hawaiian Paradise Park Keikialoha Kekipi - Puala` a Sharon Daun — Mt. View Patti Pinto, Chair — Fern Acres Farris Etterlee — Puna Beach Palisades Oshi Simsarian — Pahoa Madie Greene — Pahoa Rene Siracusa — Pahoa Dan Taylor, V -Chair — Volcano During their December 11, 2012 meeting the AC members elected Patti Pinto to serve as Chair and Dan Taylor to serve as Vice -Chair of the PCDP AC for the next 12 months. The continued economic slump has limited the availability of government resources available to support the ongoing efforts of the AC to expand the level of community participation in implementing specific Actions in the PCDP. Nevertheless, grass roots efforts in several communities have emerged or continue to flourish in the development of village center plans. Re- energized interest on mass transit issues, the enhancement of some of the district's existing parks, collaborative planning to broaden local access to medical services, and open space preservation are notable among the other activities of AC members and other community volunteers during this reporting period. Meetings: Regular monthly meetings of the AC continued to be held at the Kea` au Community Center from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month during the period of May 2012 to April 2013. Subcommittees: The AC formed several subcommittees focused on projects initiated by AC members and /or community groups seeking to implement specific Action items in the PCDP. Subcommittees consist of 1 -4 AC members and other community volunteers interested in the subject matter of the subcommittee. The table below identifies those subcommittees formed prior to and during this reporting period. Subcommittee From To Purpose Kapoho Waste Water Project 9/13/11 10/9/12 Determine community interest and Members: Barbara Bell, Greg Braun, support for improving waste water Keikialoha Kekipi & Dan Taylor treatment in Kapoho area subdivisions. Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan 2/14/12 Ongoing Prepare a master plan for Pahoa Members: Madie Greene, Oshi Village. Simsarian, Rene Siracusa & Dan Taylor Budget 7/10/12 Ongoing Prepare General Operating and Capital Members: Farris Etterlee, Keikialoha Improvements Projects budget Kekipi, Patti Pinto & Oshi Simsarian recommendations for the County. Mt. View Village Center Plan 10/9/12 Ongoing Prepare a master plan for a Mt. View Members: Sharon Daun, Patti Pinto & Village Center. Dan Taylor Connectivity Action Plan (now 12/11/12 Ongoing Identify inter - subdivision connectivity Connectivity and Emergency Response) criteria and appropriate connection Members: Sharon Daun, Farris locations. Expanded to include Etterlee, Patti Pinto & Dan Taylor emergency preparedness within subdivision communities. Mass Transit 2/12/13 Ongoing Identify strategy for implementing Members: June Conant, Sharon Daun mass transit provisions of the PCDP. & Dan Taylor 2 Action Priority List: The AC list of priority Actions as amended on February 14, 2012 was subsequently reviewed and updated again on November 13, 2012. The priority list was also restructured into two categories. The first category is Actions Underway, which includes projects being actively pursued and therefore automatically considered as high priority projects. The other category consists of Proposed Actions that the AC has identified from the PCDP as either ripe for implementation or of urgent need in the community and are listed in their priority order. Actions Underway — Automatic Top Priority 1. Support preparation of Draft Community Long Range Plans for Pahoa, Kapono (Kalapana- Kapoho), Mountain View and Volcano. (PCDP 3.1.3). • Support the development of a Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan • Revise and re- format the Volcano Long Range Plan • Encourage community participation in start-up plans for Mtn. View, Kapono (Kalapana — Kapoho) • Include architectural and historical review • Facilitate community planning teams by providing planning expertise from County Planning Dept. 2. Support Puna Community Medical Center Expansion (PCDP 3.3.1, 3.3.3.a & 3.4.2.a). • Write letters of support for continued funding and for grants • Testify on Med Center behalf at Planning Commission and County Council hearings • Support application to DLNR for long term lease on a 5-ac property in Pahoa • Support expansion of health services and building expansion Proposed Actions in Priority Order 1. Designate Connecting Roadways in Puna Subdivisions (PCDP 4.3.3.a.3,4 & 5) • Identify emergency routes • Distinguish connecting roads from PMAR • Propose a staggered routing that would link Pahoa with Volcano, using existing road alignments among mauka subdivisions 2. Upgrade wastewater disposal practices in lower Puna (PCDP 2.3.3) • Construct a wastewater treatment system for Pahoa Town, congruent with the Pahoa Regional Town Center long range plan • Renew efforts to establish a plan for Kapoho Beach Lots subdivision that would produce appropriate wastewater management practices • Gather data about wastewater management systems and effects in all Lower Puna settlements 3. Secure Mobile telephone and Internet Service for all of Puna (PCDP 3.4.3.c) • Identify Internet service as an obligate extension of public services to underserved communities, and especially the provision of emergency service • Develop a comprehensive antennae pole system for all settlements 3 • Delineate contributions that can be expected from commercial providers, County, State, and community participants • Encourage State PUC and relevant County officials to facilitate development of service, including facilitating permits for infrastructure, inter - governmental sharing of facilities, and cooperative agreements with commercial providers 4. Establish connecting pedestrian, bicycle, and slow -speed road routes among makai subdivisions (PCDP 3.5.2 (7) 3.5.3 (d) and 4.3.3 [4]) and 4.5.3) • Develop the established route that connects Kahakai Blvd to Maku'u Dr, as a paved bicycle path and 25mph roadway • Establish a pedestrian /bicycle corridor that connects HPP to Hilo, using old Government Beach Road, Railroad ROW, or alternative route • Improve segments of Red Road (County Hwy 137) and Kapoho -Pahoa Road (County Hwy 132) • Construct a road shoulder or separate path along Hwy 137 to render it safe for bicycles and pedestrians • Conduct regular maintenance of Hwy 132 road shoulder for cycle and pedestrian safety • Revitalize previous bicycle route advocacy group and record 5. Complete development of Ahalanui Beach Park (PCDP 3.5.3 [b] 1) • Replace portable toilets with permanent ones • Replace the boundary fence and gates • Maintain the parking area • Provide security guards, lighting and rules signage • Complete development of Ahalanui Beach Park (PCDP 3.5.3 [b] 1) 6. Implement a management plan for Wai�opae Marine Life Conservation District (PCDP 3.5.3 [e]2) • Acquire the 321 -acre Hara property • Encourage DLNR to more effectively enforce Conservation District rules • Implement a patrol and enforcement partnership with the communities in proximity of the MLCD 7. Acquire and Develop Coastal Parlcs (PCDP 3.5.3 [b, c, and e]) • Develop and apply operational standards for all existing and future Beach Parks • Signs • Maintenance • Facilities • Patrol and enforcement o Emergency telephones • Expand existing parks to ensure they include associated cultural, historical, and natural resources • Create a safe swimming area at Pohoiki coastal park 8. Collaborate with Dept. of Mass Transit to establish Hub and Spoke public bus routes (PCDP 4.2.3) • Establish an advisory team to co- ordinate discussions with Mass Transit Department n • Confirm Kea' au town as the primary hub terminal in Puna • Collaborate with village and town planning teams in Kea' au, Pahoa, Mountain View, Volcano, and other destinations to integrate bus terminals /stops as their plans develop 9. Designate Red Road (Hwy 137) as a National Scenic Byway [4.5.3 (f)] 10. Secure Land and Build Infrastructure for Community Farmers' Markets [3.2.3 (f)] • Purchase approximately 4 -1/2 acres in Pahoa Town where the informal farmers' market currently operates • Secure this action within the Pahoa Town Center long range plan (in preparation) 11. Articulate a policy that promotes Agriculture Tourism [3.2.3 (h)] • Emphasize farmers' markets • Control invasive species that are barriers to sustained agriculture, e.g. Little Fire Ant (LFA) 12. Promote, acquire, and develop neighborhood parks • Support Pahoa Regional Town Center Steering Committee in implementation of the neighborhood park plan (PCDP 3.5.3 c. 2) • Support Friends of Mountain View Gym in development of a children's playground and in renovation of the Mountain View A. J. Watts Gymnasium (PCDP 3.5.3 c. 6) 13. Design, construct, and furnish a community center for Mountain View Village (PCDP 3.5.3. c 8; 3.1.3 b. c. d.) Include a community meeting room, a certified kitchen, covered assembly area, handicapped access entries, restrooms, public parking, picnic area, and all other features normally included in community center developments 14. Propose National Scenic Byway designation for Highway #11 corridor between Mountain View Village and the eastern boundary of the Volcanoes National Park (PCDP 4.4 and 4.5; 3.1.3 c. 2) 15. Support and promote development of long range community plans for Kurtistown, Orchidland, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Leilani Estates (PCDP 3.1.3 a -f; 3.2.3 i,; 3.4.3 h) • Assist County Planning Department with development of guidelines to assist communities who intend to develop long range plans • Identify individuals and groups in communities who might organize long range plan efforts Action Committee: Grass roots interest and active participation in the implementation specific PCDP Actions or projects that promote the goals and objectives of the PCDP continues to expand. Undoubtedly, the leadership demonstrated by the Action Committee as a whole and by individual AC members accepting the responsibility of championing specific projects and participating in multiple subcommittees has contributed to a growing sense of civic responsibility in Puna. Despite the economic recession of the past 4 years, the impacts from continued population growth in Puna, coupled with a number of significant commercial development projects and proposals, have likely served to elevate the level of awareness and concern in the community. 5 1. Budgets In response to the Planning Director's call for CDP Action Committee recommendations for the fiscal year 2013 -14 General Operating (GO) and Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) budgets, the PCDP AC submitted the following: Total CIP funds requested: $3,951,000.00 1. Ahalanui Beach Park - $202,000 for new restrooms and fencing upgrades. 2. Isaac Hale Beach Park - $40,000 for a feasibility study and initial planning to develop a safe swimming area at Pohoiki. 3. Mountain View Gym & Adjoining Buildings - $200,000 for new roofing and gutters 4. Pahoa Town Center Land - $3,259,000 for the acquisition of approximately 3.75 acres in central Pahoa Town and the design and construction of public roadway, parking and other facilities. 5. Pahoa Regional Town Center Master Plan - $150,000 to contract with consultants as necessary to prepare a strategic plan for Pahoa to fulfill its designated roll as a regional town center. 6. Volcano Village Center Master Plan - $100,000 to contract with consultants as necessary to prepare a master plan to guide development of Volcano as a designated village center. In addition to the above, the following items are included in the FY 2013-14 CIP Budget: 1. Department of Environmental Management, at the request of the Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Steering Committee (PRTCP SC): • $300,000 for a Pahoa Sewer Feasibility Study. 2. Department of Parks & Recreation: • $20,000,000 for expansion of Pahoa Park. • $12,000,000 for expansion of Isaac Hale Beach Park • $1,250,000 for new comfort station at Ahalanui Beach Park • $1,500,000 for new park development at Kikala -Kokea 3. Mass Transit Agency: • $75,000 for transit arrival information system implementation and planning for transit route and transit hub /transfer point locations (island -wide) Total GO Budget funds requested: $47,714.00 1. Community Planning Assistant - $18,000 for the Planning Department to contract with a person qualified to assist the PCDP Project Manager and the PCDP AC in the ongoing efforts to implement the PCDP. G 2. Village Center Planning Materials and Supplies - $12,000 for meeting materials and supplies needed to facilitate community -based efforts to move forward implementation activities. 3. Mountain View Gym - $5,714 for a durable and portable volleyball system for indoor use. 4. PCDP AC Community Event - $5,000 to fund one or more community events hosted by the AC to further promote community awareness and participation in the PCDP process. Although none of the GO Budget requests from the AC were included, all of the CIP Budget items listed above were included in the Mayor's FY 2013-14 budget proposal which was approved by the County Council on May 30. 2. Guidance and Advocacy During the course of this reporting period the AC reviewed a variety of land use permit applications, environmental studies and agency project proposals within the PCDP planning area and provided comments to the Planning Director and /or appropriate agency on the consistency of the project being proposed with the goals and objectives of the PCDP. Written comments were submitted by the AC on the following: Environmental Studies Pre - Assessment Consultation comments for Pahoa Village Shopping Center & Related Roadway Improvements (Kuwahara project) Pre - Assessment Consultation and Draft EA comments for Pahoa Park Expansion Master Plan (Dept. of Parks &Recreation) • Pre - Assessment Consultation comments for a proposed electrolyzer -based hydrogen system at Puna Geothermal to support mass transit agency hydrogen fueled buses (Hawai'i Natural Energy Institute) Change of Zoning Applications • Aguinaldo 4, LLC, REZ 12 -159 • B.T. Kuwahara, LLC, REZ 12 -155 & State Land Use Amendment 12 -33 Sbecial Permit Applications • Rodney and Lorrie Diamond, SPP 13-150 The PCDP AC, State of Hawaii. County of Hawaii and other private or community groups have engaged in a variety of projects either consistent with the goals and objectives of the PCDP or specific Actions called for in the plan. The attached table is a listing of PCDP Action items with the identified activity during the past year and an update on their status or progress. 7 Puna Community Development Plan Implementation Update May 2012 -April 2013 PCDP Goal, Objective & Action Items Progress Update 2.3.3 f. Support funding of EA or EIS for • The Kapoho Wastewater Project (KWP) wastewater treatment facilities to serve the subcommittee continued to urge dialogue Kapoho Beach Lots & Vacationland among residents in the two subdivisions that Hawaii subdivisions might develop consensus in either moving forward with a wastewater collection and treatment system or to initiate more proactive measures through association by -laws to require private system upgrades. • The KWP SC was dissolved following a final report from the SC indicating that financial constraints and the inability to establish consensus within Kapoho Beach Lots on a course of action. 3.1.3 d. Facilitate land use entitlements and • Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan ( PRTCP): financing for the development of new o The PRTCP online survey generated more village /town centers by: than 600 responses. 1) Creating a regional town center o PRTCP SC and working group plan for each village /town area as participants reviewed and categorized the prescribed in Section 5.2.1... survey responses and comments, which is serving to guide the plan development moving forward and articulate community visions. o Resolution 313 -12, calling for a delay on any requests for upzoning within the PRTC planning area until adoption of the PRTCP or June 30, 2013, whichever comes first, was approved by the County Council on January 9, 2013. o Architectural design guidelines have been drafted and presented to the community and Planning Department for initial review and comment. Revisions based on feedback received are being finalized before presentation to the community and county for final review and comment. o $300,000 appropriated in FY 2013 -14 CIP Budget for Pahoa Sewer Feasibility Study. o The drafting of an ordinance to amend the Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Article 7, HCC creating a Pahoa Village district and Chapter 3 (Sign Code), HCC, creating a PCDP Goal, Objective & Action Items Progress Update new Pahoa Village Signs article are near completion. • The PRTCP SC has initiated discussions with landowners potentially affected by the SC proposal to extend Post Office Rd. from Pahoa Village Rd. to the new Pahoa Park. • The PRTCP SC and the AC have been working with Bryson Kuwahara and his consulting team to ensure that the B.T. Kuwahara, LLC commercial development project is consistent with the design guidelines being proposed. • Volcano Village: o Draft revisions to the Volcano Long Range Plan are being vetted within the Volcano community by the Volcano Community Association. • Mountain View: o Initial planning group meeting held on August 30. • KAPONO (Kalapana- Kapoho) • Conducted several community -wide meetings and a public input survey to identify community issues and concerns and determine level of interest in establishing an AC recognized community voice. • Established web site at www.kapono.org. • Mission statement and organization goals presented at public meetings. • Working groups formed to focus on main topics identified via community input. 3.2.3 c. Recommend reviewing the Urban . The Planning Director initiated amendments Expansion Area designations on the to LUPAG map were adopted by County County of Hawaii General Plan LUPAG, Council as Ordinance No. 12 -89 on June 8, except where they correspond to the 2012 and signed by Mayor Kcnoi on June 27, recommended Regional Town Center and 2012. industrial boundaries. 3.2.3 f. Provide land and infrastructure for . $3,259,000 for the acquisition of farmer's markets within village /town approximately 3.75 acres in central Pahoa centers. Town and the design and construction of public roadway, parking and other facilities including a farmer's market. PCDP Goal, Objective &Action Items Progress Update 3.3.3 a. Develop a centrally located, 24- . The Puna Community Medical Center was hour, full- service medical facility, with granted approval in concept for their trauma care, in Puna. application for along -term lease of 5 acres of state land on Hwy. 130 approximately 3/4 of a mile north of Malama Marketplace where PCMC plans to expand their current urgent care clinic to include a 24 -hour emergency room as a first step towards establishing a comprehensive medical center. Malama O Puna is in the process of preparing an Environmental Assessment prerequisite to securing the lease from the DLNR. • The PRTCP SC initiated and hosted two roundtable discussions with identified current and potential stakeholders in the medical services community that might contribute to a collaborative approach to improving access to medical services in Pahoa. 3.4.3 b. Provide additional volunteer . Nana-wale Community Association has stations and expanded programs for enlisted four of the six volunteer firepersons training community emergency /readiness necessary to establish the station. volunteers in all large subdivisions as suitable sites become available and the growth in the subdivision warrants. 3.5.3 b. Improve and expand Coastal • AC letter sent to Parks &Recreation outlining Activity Areas as follows: yet to be completed improvements and 1) At Ahalanui Beach Park... maintenance issues at Ahalanui and Isaac 2) At Pohoiki Bay ... tidepool Hale Beach Parks and recommendations for modifications ... additional improvements needed to address safety concerns. • $13.492 million appropriated in FY 2013 -14 CIP Budget for Ahalanui and Isaac Hale Parks. 3.5.3 c. Improve and expand Community . Parks and Recreation presented conceptual Parks as follows: master plan for the expansion of Pahoa Park 2) Pahoa Regional Park: (Various to the community on September 10. improvements) • The PRTCP SC met with P &R officials to express some concerns with the conceptual plan and to offer recommendations for the park development that would make it more compatible with the emerging community vision. • $20 million appropriated in FY 2013 -14 CIP Budget for Pahoa Park expansion. 10 PCDP Goal, Objective & Action Items Progress Update • Draft EA for Pahoa Park expansion is being prepared and is expected to be published in mid-2013. • $200,000 appropriated in FY 2013 -14 CIP 6) Provide accessibility, playground and Budget for new roofing and gutters on A.J. other improvements at Mountain View Wyatt Gym. Community Park and A.J. Watt Gym. . Mayor committed to fund 100% of cost for Parks & Recreation to develop keiki playground equipment at Mt. View Park. 3.5.3 e.2) Improve conditions at Wai`opae • The AC approved and sent a letter of support Tidepools and the Marine Conservation to the Public Access, Open Space & Natural District by:... (4) Providing permanent Resources Commission (PONC) for the public access. application submitted by members of the AC and community for the acquisition of vacant lands adjacent to Vacationland Hawaii and the Wai`opae Marine Life Conservation District ( WMLCD). • The AC approved and sent a letter to William Aila, Chair of the Board of Land and Natural Resources outlining the need for a management plan for the WMLCD and offering recommendations for solution to some of the problems noted. 4.2.3 b. 4) Establishing a hub - and -spoke . AC sent letter to MTA interim manager transit system... requesting collaboration to implement hub - and -spoke system for Puna. 4.3.1 a. There are adequate emergency and . The Connectivity and Emergency Response evacuation routes and connectivity Subcommittee (CERSC), formerly the throughout Puna's roadway network. Connectivity Action Plan Subcommittee, is 4.3.3 a. 3) Establish emergency routes working in collaboration with Civil Defense, using mostly existing road beds; Police, Fire and the County Council to create and conduct Emergency Response Mapping "Make and Take" Workshops to be held throughout as many Puna subdivisions as possible. 4.3.3 a. 5) Create connectivity alignments . CERSC has developed a Connectivity Action between the following subdivisions... Plan and Connectivity Connection Criteria to guide the process of establishing subdivision connectivity going forward. 4.4.3 a. Short Term (2008 -2012) • HDOT improvements at the Kulani Rd. and 1) Make interim intersection Hwy 11 intersection have been completed. improvements on Highways 11 and 130. • HDOT widening and restriping at `Ainaloa Blvd. & Hwy. 130 intersection completed. 2) Reduce speed limit on Highway 130 to • HDOT widening and restriping at Orchidland 11 PCDP Goal, Objective & Action Items Progress Update 45 mph between the Kea`au Bypass and & Hwy. 130 intersection completed. `Ainaloa Boulevard; • HDOT presented design for roundabout at intersection of Pahoa Village Rd. and Hwy. 130 at Malama Marketplace. Public and county concerns with initial design were significantly addressed in redesign. • At the urging of S en. Russell Ruderman, HDOT reduced the speed limit on Hwy. 130 to 45 mph between Shower Dr. and `Ainaloa Blvd. 4.5.3 f. Improve Highway 137 (Red Road) . KAPONO is applying to the state DOT for as a scenic corridor... designation of the Red Road as a Scenic Byway. 12