THE ​Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital (SMMH) HAS Completed the updates to their TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (tod) master plan AND has initiated THE PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) PROCESS!  

See below to view the Final SMMH TOD Master Plan and the Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice (EISPN)

ENvironmental impact statement preparation notice
​(eispn)
​Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation held a scoping meeting for the Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice for the Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital Transit Oriented Development Master Plan Update on May 14, 2025 at 4:30pm. 

When:            May 14th, 2025, 4:30pm

Where:           Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital Auditorium
                        4800 Kawaihau Rd, Kapaʻa, HI, 96746

Final Conceptual master plan

Please note: Numbers i.e. "(1)" correlate to the labels on the Master Plan above

Key Changes:
Hospital
  • Addition of five acute care beds within the main hospital building (1)
  • Addition of 25 long-term care (LTC) beds (8) with 60 LTC beds within the main hospital building (1)
  • Renovation of the existing occupational therapy (OT) clinic building with the potential addition of a second floor on the existing building to house new hospital/clinic uses (2)
  • Emergency room (ER) expansion (3)
  • HHSC administrative offices on the second floor of a new wing with a senior day care center on the first floor (4)
  • Café with additional outdoor seating (5)
  • New in-patient behavioral health facility with separate wings for male and female patients (10 beds total) plus 2 stabilization beds (9)
  • Renovation of the existing Hoʻōla Lāhui building into a residential behavioral health facility with approximately 24 beds (10)
Public Facilities
  • New DOH Satellite Service Center, potentially including Adult Mental Health services and a new community center (11)
  • Relocated Ho‘ōla Lāhui Hawai‘i facilities with expanded dental clinic (12)
  • Renovation of the former physician’s residence with a potential 1,000-square foot addition (13)
  • Relocation of the Kapa‘a Public Library (14)
  • Retention of the existing KPAL facility (15)
  • New Preschool with four classrooms (16)
  • New Police Substation (17)
Housing
  • There is a mix of housing types shown on the plan for an estimated total of 498 unit. However, the exact design and configuration will be refined later during detailed design stages of implementation. 
  • Specific labels for affordable/workforce/staff housing, transitional housing, Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) housing, and assisted living facilities are no longer included to provide flexibility as funding for various projects becomes available in the future.
  • Residential buildings are planned to be one to three stories tall, with some taller buildings in specific locations mitigate view impact and open up view corridors. Tuck under parking is also proposed to help minimize building heights and minimize impervious surfaces.
  • Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) is also considering redeveloping the ~3.5-acre Hale Nana Kai O Kea property. The total unit count incorporates the potential HPHA redevelopment of up to 100 units on the parcel through its Ka Lei Momi portfolio
Medical Office Buildings
  • These one to two-story buildings (18 & 19) are envisioned to include a mix of medical offices for doctors and dentists, outpatient services, a dialysis center, fitness classes, community meeting spaces, a pharmacy, and a small convenience retail shop.
Circulation
  • The new internal loop road will be designed to work with the existing topography and will include mini roundabouts at the new intersections with Kawaihau and Nūnū Roads if the traffic study warrants them.
  • Traffic calming measures such as speed tables and raised crosswalks are placed at key locations near transit stops and at the southern approach to the community.
  • Sidewalks and pedestrian paths connect throughout the campus and include community amenities such as benches, exercise stations, shade trees, and pavilions.
  • Iwaena Road is closed between the campus and Gore Park to expand and connect the community uses and the sidewalk will remain to provide a direct connection to the boardwalk and Hundley Heights community. 
  • A new right-turn lane is provided from Mimilo Road to Kawaihau Road with traffic calming measures provided at the southern approach to the intersection.
  • A new roadway connection between the Mahelona campus and Kūhiō Highway will be built to help alleviate traffic. The connection will continue the makai extension of Nūnū Road near the DOH Hale Hau‘oli and terminate at a roundabout at the highway.
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