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Rehabilitate and Upgrade the Existing Electrical System at Kalaupapa


The National Park Service (NPS) is requesting your input on options to rehabilitate and upgrade the existing electrical system at Kalaupapa National Historical Park (the park) and the Kalaupapa Settlement (settlement), located on the island of Molokai in Hawai'i. The NPS is committed to fulfilling our responsibilities as a steward of this special landscape. Please join us in helping safeguard the future of this outstanding resource by participating in our planning process and attending our virtual public scoping meeting.

The purpose of taking action is to provide the park and its settlement with a reliable electrical system that is readily and easily serviceable and complies with federal regulations. Taking action is needed because the condition of the electrical system is substandard, inadequate, and presents risks to the park's visitors, inhabitants, and structures. The existing electrical distribution components are at or near the end of their service life and rehabilitation is required to support existing facilities.

The proposed action would repair and upgrade the settlement's single and three phase overhead electrical system to a looped system and would connect the existing water pump house and back-up generator locations. Improvements would meet current industry standards and codes for MECO requirements, remove documented safety hazards, improve reliability, and reduce deferred maintenance. Within the existing electrical system alignment and settlement area this project would:

Main Electrical System- The main electrical system would consist of the following upgrades:
- Replace (110) power poles
- Upgrade (13) poles from single phase to three phases
- Upgrade insulators and attachment hardware for all poles
- Replace and upgrade 39,000 linear feet (LF) of overhead wire as needed
- Replace (2) pad mounted and (23) pole mounted transformers.
- A new alignment of 20 poles would be installed along Kamehameha Street to reduce potential impacts on cultural resources and documented archeological sites, as well as to facilitate access for maintenance of the poles.

Water Pump House and Backup Generator System - To connect the water pump house and backup generator locations would include:
- Install (2) new poles with cross arms, insulators, and hardware in existing pole locations near the east end of the settlement
- Place cable underground starting at the east end of the settlement adjacent to existing water line utility trench within the road corridor.
- Remove diesel generator, fuel tank, and backup power generation equipment and demolish existing structures down to existing concrete pads
- Install new power supply equipment and outlet to existing backup generator and pump house location at existing concrete pads.

The public scoping 45-day period starts December 15, 2020 and ends on January 29, 2021. The National Park Service will hold a public open house to provide the opportunity for members of the public to learn more about the project. The public meeting will be held as a virtual Public Open House using Microsoft Office Teams

DATE: December 17, 2020
TIME: 10:00 AM HT to 11:30 AM HT
LOCATION: This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom

PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK ON December 17, 2020 beginning 10:00 AM HT: https://zoom.us/j/92529223600

CALL IN NUMBER: +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free)

CONFERENCE CALL ID: 925 2922 3600 #

The opportunity to provide public comment to support this project is currently open and will close January 29, 2020. You can submit your comments and find more information about the project at the park's website at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/kala. The National Park Service will also be accepting comments at the virtual open house, by e:mail at KALA_consultation@nps.gov or by mail to the address provided below.
 
Comment Period: Closed        Dec 15, 2020 - Jan 29, 2021
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