Waianae Sub-District
Meeting Minutes

NOTES FROM MEETING NO. 1 WITH WAI`ANAE WORKING GROUP

The meeting was held Tuesday, November 28, 2000 at 7:00 PM at the Wai`anae Public Library. Thirteen community members attended this meeting. Roger Furer of Gray, Hong, Bills and Hilarie Keehne and Joanne Hiramatsu of Townscape, Inc represented the City's planning team.

1. General Issues - Community response



1. Access problems are not solved by this plan if emergency occurs before Pikaolena St.



2. No need to waste any time discussing Kolekole Pass



3. Replacement of water mains along Farrington Hwy. planned over the next 6 years calls for access routes as soon as possible.



4. Farrington Hwy is at capacity. Perhaps emergency access routes will also facilitate a mauka road.
   



2. Discussion of Specific Routes (generally moving north to south)



1. The extension of roadway from Mahinaau Rd. straight through the Kung property is more sensible then connecting the existing makai roads near Ala Akau St.



2. Community participants believe the Kung property is for sale. Current owners had proposed development but the community did not approve this.



3. Proposed roadway would be away from homes and make less impact. Nevertheless, using partially existing roads may be faster to develop.



4. Some community participants were concerned about increased illegal dumping. Participants agreed that this illegal dumping would occur regardless of this plan. Perhaps establishing this section as permanent road will hinder dumping.



5. All participants were in favor of the access route alternative straight through the Kung property.



6. Why not use Mill St. as an alternative instead of the route on Pahe`ehe`e? Pahe`ehe`e is not useful or cost-effective, very disruptive.



7. Community participants agreed to remove the Pahe`ehe`e route alternative from further consideration.



8. What improvements would be necessary to make Mill St. a viable access alternative?
   
1. Gray Hong Bills engineering consultants will research this further.



9. Access route on Kaneaki St. will no longer be considered an "emergency connection" because the Pahe`ehe`e Rd. option was removed. Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will eventually connect this road with Wai`anae Valley Rd. as development occurs.
   
1. Gray, Hong Bills will check on DHHL plans for this access.



10. Pa`akea Rd. is acceptable although sometimes subject to flooding. According to community participants a little work is needed to fill one area of the road.



3. Next Meeting of the Wai`anae Sub-District Working Group: Wednesday, January 10<sup>th</sup> at 7:00 PM, at the Wai`anae District Park - Arts and Crafts Room.*

* Please note that the place was changed because the Wai`anae Public Library Meeting Room was not available for the selected date.

NOTES FROM MEETING NO. 2 WITH WAI`ANAE SUB-DISTRICT

The meeting was held Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 7:00 PM at the Wai`anae District Park, Arts and Crafts Room. Ten community members attended this meeting. David Bills of Gray, Hong, Bills and Hilarie Keehne of Townscape, Inc represented the City's planning team.

1. General Issues - Community response



1. Who will control gated access areas? An operations plan will determine what authority (civil defense, HPD, etc.) controls gated routes.



2. Will detailed engineering studies include cost estimates? Yes, engineering presentations to the community will be held in 6-8 months with appropriate cost estimates.



3. How will information be presented, in what format? Participants suggested easily understood graphic representations of plans. David Bills agreed that a combination of maps, photos, and computer-generated graphics would be presented for all audiences.



4. In cases of hurricanes (Iwa and Iniki) Wai`anae Coast residents need access out away from the coast. This plan does not resolve this problem.



2. Discussion of Specific Routes (generally moving north to south)



1. Concern was expressed for Nanakuli area. This bottleneck is a problem area that needs attention. The planning team continues to work on arranging meetings with the Nanakuli Hawaiian Homestead Association.



2. Some participants stated that the majority of project funding should be spent on this problem area. The other projects are useless without plans for Nanakuli. Other areas along the Wai`anae Coast are manageable during emergencies - the police guide residents through detours. Many participants expressed preference for spending all funding in the Nanakuli area.



3. Nanakuli also suffers because of inefficient traffic signals and timing, especially near Nanaikapono School. Traffic sensors could perhaps alleviate some of the congestion. David will relay these concerns to Department of Transportation Services Director Cheryl Soon.



4. Community participants agreed to remove the proposed access route alternative at the back of Wai`anae Valley.



5. The existing Mill Street is a viable alternative for emergency access. This route was proposed in the first sub-district meeting. David will look into this access route and evaluate any improvements that the street may require.



3. Next Meeting
   The Wai`anae Sub-district does not require a third meeting in this phase. Community members will be informed of the next General Public Meeting possibly planned for mid-February.