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F;._ FUKU-BONSAI •Oi 2 CULTURAL CENTER ,a~ri,~ s ~Ii~l ~ PO Box 8000 (Olga Road), Kurtlsrown, HI 96780 ' ` Phone (808) 982-9880, FAX 982-9883 IMVNINFUKUBONSAI.COM February 19, 2001 I RECEIVED Tme-------- - By - - pole--. ~'IsXJP._.l To the members of Hawall County Council ~O°~II ' 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 RE: IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED PAHOA BY-PASS INTERSECTION Aloha) I oppose the proposed Shipman requested Intersection, as It well greatly reduce the effectiveness of the Pahoa By-Pass Road. The entire region is growing and there will one day be Justification to install a Hilo-to-Pahoa Overpass to speed traffic, to reroute Pahoa-to-Volcano traffic, and to completely eliminate the current Pahoa By-Pass stoplight. Volcano Highway 11 is the primary limited access highway from Hilo to Kona and the shopping center intereectlon requsated by the Shipman Estate will eliminate current and future benefits of the Pahoa By- Pass. The best vi~y to oreaerve the Pahoa By-Pass Is to not allow a JJ'ennanent Intereacdonl A connecting road will encourage Shipman Industrial Park traffic to utilize that intersection and there well be MORE traffic through that Intersection rather than less. Without other measures, this will fatalty establish the Pahoa By- Pass intersection as the primary route for the huge amount of future development mauka of VOlcario Highway. I recommend 1. That as a condition of rezoning, that Shipman Estate build that connector road from the proposed shopping center to the Shipman Induatrlal Park, i ex' intereection of Volcano His~hway and )omen IndustHal Park. While the proposed inbreectton at the ahoa y ass would be allowed, It must be made clwr that this would be a m re solution to not create undue Shipman hardship. Although there are arguments against Shipman development mauka of Volcano Highway, my concern and objective is the creation of the optimum future regronal traffic pattern. While I oppose allowing an permanent intersection at the Pahoa By-Pass, creating a temporary intersection could lie a reasonable compromise. This will give Shipman an opportunity to begin development iFthere are developers willing to take risks. Shipman owns extensive lands above Volcano Highway and It must be made clear that this is a temporary compromise Additional rezoning beyond 20 acres should require additional cond' 'one Z m. No. File No. Re . To: f'reseatad ~U P1L,1 R.:, 1).te FEB 21 ~nm