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NEWBERG: Right, I wanted to ask, although it's not maybe particular to this development
<br />particularly, I was just curious if there's anything in motion or, or proposed, for this area to have
<br />a traffic signal light at that main intersection of Waikoloa Road and Waikoloa Boulevard.
<br />ROY: I can answer that. I can say that the proposal that agencies believe would rectify the
<br />situation is a traffic circle, or roundabout, or whatever you call it. There is no plans or permits or
<br />any proposals to do any intersection improvements at this time.
<br />NEWBERG: So, I think that's the tragic situation. To give more. context to it—it's just my
<br />personal story but it's echoed again throughout Waikoloa Village and the surrounding area in
<br />South Kohala—in 2005, it went from a situation within about,,30 minutes on the radio being
<br />reported as the fire is a mile away from the Village, there's no reason to evacuate—hadn't I been
<br />at the time in the field working at a site that I could visually see Waikoloa Village and see the
<br />fire itself jumping the firestop—we quickly ended up :iii a situation- at lunchtime where I had to
<br />evacuate myself, my animal, and my pregnant wife. And it was literally aa,situation where the
<br />community was shutting down because the fire had jumped and was at the intersection. And
<br />they started instructing the people to go to the back 'of the Village. And while'that situation
<br />doesn't affect this proposed project, it.alludes to the larger i's'sue -'of the traffic that'would be
<br />incurred by this project, should it beapproved. Is there any.proposal put forth other than the use
<br />of the property? Is there any proposalJri lieu`of a TIAR, --of how they're going to run the
<br />entrance and, you know, egress and access onto -this _property?, Is,,that in the proposal at all?
<br />ROY: No, the applicant stated that it would, infrastructure improvements would be, you know,
<br />done as needed or as requested,by agencies, you know. There was some turn improvements,
<br />which would be necessary, but there's no light; I.,dofi't think, that was proposed of any sort.
<br />CARR SMITH:- =I'm sure the applicant will address that when they make their presentation. You
<br />have any other=comm nts, Max? Y
<br />NEWBERG: Not at this time:.
<br />CARR SMITH: ' -Okay. All right'., Jeff, did -you have something to add?
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<br />DARROW: I just want :to point out to the Commissioners Exhibit No. 6, which was the
<br />comments that we received from Public Works, and they, they touch upon each of these areas
<br />including access to the property=and what they want to see. This has happened in the past where
<br />DPW is placing the burden for the roundabout, the construction of the roundabout, clearly on the
<br />shoulders of the developer. And so, again, that's what we're seeing in this case. And if you,
<br />again, refer to Exhibit 6, it goes into detail about that.
<br />CARR SMITH: Thank you. Commissioners? Mr. Van Pernis, go ahead.
<br />VAN PERNIS: I don't know whether this will be covered again, but this project looks like it'll
<br />generate a lot of traffic, and a turn lane will be necessary. When will that be imposed and who's
<br />responsibility will it be?
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