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Kokee/Waimea Canyon Final EIS 2015 Final Environmental Impact Statement Kōke‘e and Waimea Canyon State Parks Master Plan DIVISION OF STATE PARKS Department of Land and Natural Resources August 2014 I. r Final Environmental Impact Statement r August 2014 Proposing Agency: Division of State Parks Department of Land and Natural Resources r [ This document and all ancillary documents were prepared under my direction and in accordance with the content requirements of Chapter 343, Hawai 'i Revised Statutes, and r Title 11, Chapter 200, Hawai 'i Administrative Rules. [ illiam J Aila, Jr., Chairperson, Date Board of Land and Natural Resources l. L Approving Authority: Governor L State of Hawai 'i L Prepared by: R. M Towill Corporation and the Division of State Parks Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS KŌKE‘E AND WAIMEA CANYON STATE PARKS MASTER PLAN FEIS SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Master Plan Purpose and Goals .................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Scope and Authority ..................................................................................................... 1-4 1.4 Project Summary ........................................................................................................... 1-5 1.4.1 Design Principles .............................................................................................. 1-5 1.4.2 Landscaping and Vegetation ............................................................................. 1-5 1.4.3 Park Entry Station ............................................................................................. 1-7 1.4.4 Roads................................................................................................................. 1-7 1.4.5 Trails ................................................................................................................. 1-7 1.4.6 Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow/Park Headquarters ................................................. 1-8 1.4.7 Lookouts ........................................................................................................... 1-9 A. General ........................................................................................................ 1-9 B. Waimea Canyon Lookout ........................................................................... 1-9 C. Pu‘u Hinahina Lookout ............................................................................. 1-10 D. Kalalau Lookout........................................................................................ 1-10 E. Pu‘u o Kila Lookout.................................................................................. 1-10 F. Lower Elevation Turnouts ........................................................................ 1-10 1.4.8 Recreation Residences .................................................................................... 1-10 1.4.9 Utilities ............................................................................................................ 1-11 A. Electrical System ...................................................................................... 1-11 B. Wastewater System ................................................................................... 1-11 C. Water System ............................................................................................ 1-11 D. Communication System ............................................................................ 1-11 1.4.10 Park Expansion ............................................................................................... 1-11 1.4.11 Park Management/Operations ......................................................................... 1-12 1.4.12 Monitoring Program/Limits of Acceptable Change ....................................... 1-13 1.4.13 Educational/Interpretive Programs ................................................................. 1-13 1.4.14 Public Services ................................................................................................ 1-13 1.4.15 Revenue........................................................................................................... 1-13 1.5 Significant Beneficial and Adverse Impacts and Proposed Mitigation Measures ...... 1-14 1.5.1 Short-Term Impacts ........................................................................................ 1-14 1.5.2 Long-Term and Cumulative Impacts .............................................................. 1-14 1.6 Alternatives Considered .............................................................................................. 1-15 1.6.1 Alternative 1: No Action (Existing Conditions Plan). .................................... 1-15 1.6.2 Alternative 2: Remedial Plan .......................................................................... 1-15 1.6.3 Alternative 3: Limited Access/Conservation Plan .......................................... 1-15 1.6.4 Alternative 4: Park Facility Development Plan .............................................. 1-15 1.7 Unresolved Issues ....................................................................................................... 1-16 1.8 Public Participation ..................................................................................................... 1-16 Kōke‘e and Waimea Canyon State Parks Master Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement i Table of Contents SECTION 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Project Location ............................................................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Purpose and Need for the Project .................................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Mission of the State Park System ................................................................................. 2-2 2.4 Master Planning Process ............................................................................................... 2-2 2.4.1 Background Inventory and Facility Assessment ............................................... 2-2 2.4.2 Analysis............................................................................................................. 2-3 2.4.3 Plan Alternatives Development and Evaluation ............................................... 2-3 2.4.4 Plan Selection and Refinement ......................................................................... 2-3 2.5 Proposed Master Plan ................................................................................................... 2-4 2.5.1 Design Guidelines ............................................................................................. 2-4 A. Design Principles ........................................................................................ 2-4 B. Kōke‘e Vernacular ...................................................................................... 2-4 C. Building Materials ...................................................................................... 2-6 D. Landscaping and Vegetation ....................................................................... 2-6 E. Signage ........................................................................................................ 2-7 F. Parking ........................................................................................................ 2-7 2.5.2 Infrastructure ..................................................................................................... 2-7 A. Roads........................................................................................................... 2-7 B. Arterial Roads ............................................................................................. 2-8 C. Collector Roads ........................................................................................... 2-9 D. Local Roads ................................................................................................ 2-9 E. Electrical System ........................................................................................ 2-9 F. Wastewater System ................................................................................... 2-10 G. Water System ............................................................................................ 2-10 H. Communication System ............................................................................ 2-10 2.5.3 Public Facilities ............................................................................................... 2-11 A. Park Entry Station ..................................................................................... 2-11 B. Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow/Park Headquarters ......................................... 2-11 C. Kōke‘e Lodge............................................................................................ 2-13 D. Kōke‘e Natural History Museum .............................................................. 2-13 E. Park Visitor Service Center ...................................................................... 2-14 F. Kanaloahuluhulu Ranger Station .............................................................. 2-14 G. Park Headquarters Building ...................................................................... 2-14 H. DLNR Baseyard ........................................................................................ 2-14 I. Kōke‘e Picnic Pavilion ............................................................................. 2-15 J. Landscape Improvements ........................................................................
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