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Upcountry Bike Tours Input Requested

On Tuesday, November 16^th, Councilmember Molina will be introducing legislation to address bicycle tour public safety and related litigation concerns under item GREAT-44. Specifically for the Makawao-Pukalani-Kula and Paia-Haiku community plan areas, the proposed new rules include, but are not limited to:

• Prohibiting unguided commercial bicycle tours.
• Tours may only operate between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
• Tour companies may only operate one guided bicycle tour per two hours in the community plan areas.
• Only six tour companies are allowed to operate in the community plan areas.

 
This matter will be discussed on Tuesday, Nov. 16^th, 2021 at 9:00am at the Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency committee. No legislative action will be taken at this meeting. You may send your written testimony to great.committee@mauicounty.us or should you chose to orally testify, please see the attached agenda and note a limit of 3 minutes per person.

Awalau Road Updates

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposes to provide a Federal grant, through the Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) (Recipient), to the County of Maui, Department of Public Works (Subrecipient), for the repair of Awalau Road (Undertaking). The Awalau Road was damaged by the Presidentially-declared Federal disaster (DR) known as the Hawaii Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides (DR-4604) that occurred between March 8, 2021 – March 18, 2021. The assistance will be provided through FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.
FEMA is reviewing the proposed Undertaking in accordance with the 2016 Section 106 Programmatic Agreement among FEMA, the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), the State Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), HI-EMA (Agreement). OHA provided FEMA with a list of Native Hawaii Organizations and interested parties that may have an interest in this project. FEMA also checked the Department of the Interior’s Native Hawaiian Organizations Notification List. You are receiving this letter because you were included on one or both lists. FEMA is requesting your input on any potential effects the Undertaking may have on historic properties or cultural resources in the vicinity, including properties of religious and cultural significance to Native Hawaiians. Also, feel free to share this letter with any other Native Hawaiian individuals or organizations that are not on the Notification List, who may have information about any properties or resources that may be affected by the proposed Undertaking
Undertaking
The proposed undertaking involves the of repair a portion of the Awalau Road and an associated bridge located on the Island of Maui, HI (start: 20.88222, -156.28694; end: 20.88222, -156.28667). The roadway was damaged by the 2021 flooding. The flooding caused loss or damage to 1,820 SF of 2-inch asphalt concrete paving, loss and bending of 81 feet of metal beam guard rail, loss of 211 CY of engineered fill, and the accumulation 211 CY of vegetative debris scattered throughout the site.
The scope of work will include the removal and replacement of 1,820 SF of 2-inch asphalt concrete paving, removal and replacement of 81 LF of metal beam guard rail, and the installation of a 5-inch concrete topping over existing bridge concrete planks to accommodate the installation of bridge rail posts and anchors. Other repairs include the restoration of 211 CY of engineered fill and removal of vegetative debris. A reinforced concrete ford will be used to replace the asphalt roadway and grouted rubble paving with a cut off wall for scour protection will also be installed. The ford will mitigate damage to the road by allowing floodwaters to flow over the roadway. Work on the bridge will also include the installation of reinforcing steel to replace the heavily oxidized rebar, the use of concrete for areas where spalling and delamination have occurred, the attachment of concrete cut off walls to the abutments, the application of grout to the cement rubble masonry abutments, and the construction of a temporary bypass road adjacent to the bridge to facilitate work during the construction project (see Figures 3 and 4).
Area of Potential Effects (APE)
FEMA has determined that the area of potential effects (APE) for the Undertaking includes all areas of anticipated ground disturbance including an equipment staging area approximately 150 feet Northwest of the project area (Figures 1 and 2).
Identification and Evaluation of Historic Properties
FEMA conducted a records search of the area affected within the APE and a surrounding one- kilometer buffer through the State of Historic Preservation Division’s Hawaii Cultural Resource Information System (HICRIS) and the National Park Service’s online National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks database on October 27, 2021. The results of which did not identify any previously recorded cultural resources in the APE.
Should you have any knowledge of historic properties or cultural resources in the vicinity of the Undertaking, or if you have questions or concerns related to the Undertaking, please do not hesitate to contact David Herdrich, FEMA Environmental Protection Specialist and Archaeologist at FEMA’s Pacific Area Office in Honolulu at david.herdrich@fema.dhs.gov or 808-228-2064, or contact me directly at michael.audin@fema.dhs.gov or 510-627-7284 within 30 days of receipt of this letter. However, FEMA would appreciate your prompt reply to this request.