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2. As a condition for future nzonln , Shipman must complsts a frontags road bsiwssn Shippmmaan ~ndustrlal Park and Shipman Playground and close the Pahoa BY-Pass tsmoorarv Inbnsetion. If it is known that this future condition exists, Shipman wdl design accordingly and embark on an acceptable traffic masterplan for the entire area This compromise is reasonable and gwea highway access to the entire developable area mauka of Volcano H'~ghway utlliztng two existing intersections Even when the entire area is built out, the two enlarged existing intersections wdl handle traffic better than focusing traffic at the proposed intersection. Importantly. the effectiveness of the Pahoa~y-Pass will be preserved for future generations ANALYSIS OF SHIPMAN SHOPPING CENTER TRAFFIC With today's level of traffic, there would be modest delays of Pahoa traffic entering or exiting through the proposed Pahoa By-Pass intersection. But by additionally routing Shipman Industnal Paris exd traffic through the Pahoa By- Pass intersection, there would be significant delays that would become increasingly more lengthy in the future as the entire area mauka of Volcano Higghway is developed. The recommendation to require Shipman to install a traffic 19ht at the existing Shipman Industrial Park intersection solves that traffic problem rather than create a compounded problem. Because these two intersections are close, it should be possible to synchronize the lights. This will allow the afternoon mdustnal park traffic going to Hilo to safely cross two lanes of heavy on-coming traffic. By infiaily having two traffic light intersections, traffic coming out of the mdustnal park and the shopping center wdl flow faster Being a crossroads town, traffic will likely come from three directions. In the distant future, there may be a connector road from Hilo mauka to Keaau, preferably connecting at the Shipman Playground intersection. Shipman's proposed intersection at the Pahoa By-Pass is opportunistic with negative long- term benefits that negate past traffic planning. It wtll also negatively impact both directions of all Volcano-to-Hilo traffic 1. FROM HILO. The shopping center should be able to attract this traffic with a simple Volcano Highway off-ramp between Shipman Industrial Park and the Pahoa By-Pass into the proposed development area. This same off-ramp would be continuing to a future Pahoa By-Pass Overpass over Volcano Highway Traffic from Hilo could also utilize the connector road to the proposed shopping center Once the frontage road extending to Shipman Playground is completed in the future, they can also enter from the Shipman Playground entrance Traffic from Hdo has very little benefit from the proposed Pahoa By-Pass intersection 2. FROM VOLCANO. Traffic from this direction would use the temporary Pahoa By-Pass intersection or enter through the Shipman industrial Park intersection Once the frontage road is completed and the temporary Pahoa By- Pass intersection is closed, traffic would enter the area from the Shipman Playground or Shipman Industrial Paris intersections Traffic from Volcano also has very little benefit from the Pahoa By-Pass intersection