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1. _ _r ' ~ _ <br /> <br /> ' DEC 151999 <br /> W.H. SHIPMAN, LIMITED <br /> ICfiAAU <br /> HAWAII ISLAND <br /> December 13, 1999 <br /> The Honorable Andrew Levin <br /> Senator, Third District <br /> State Capital. Room 213 <br /> Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 <br /> Re: Your November 29, 19991etter to 1VIr. Hayashida <br /> Dear Senator Levis: <br /> Firot of all dranlt you for copying me a~a the aub11'e~c~~t lettex. Ia reviewing your <br /> letter and our County l:nvirontnlatal Report ("C'EIt") I can see where we <br /> mny. have iaadv~rnatly caused oonfusiasr as to the atat~Q cF access <br /> request I' d like to taloe lhit opportmity to clear up thi± eaefuaioa as well as <br /> rapond to some of your eAher cam~cema. <br /> When changes is the market ceased us m explore developdag our Gateway <br /> Center, conatructioa of Pht~+e [ of this Bypw wu ttttderwa~ and det(ign for <br /> thattun[e~luding the Volr:aao/Bypeaa iatian, was ba com red. At <br /> approechod DepaRmeot T~ratuportation about <br /> the possibility of nxpaadmg en e)dudag al:t,eia paint we had on Volcano <br /> Highway at it, interaectLon with the new Keaau Bypatia. <br /> Understandably DOT told us they could not respond ttatil we completed a <br /> traffic study that eaalyTed our proposed development. 'We then agreed on <br /> the paramexta of the amdy and proceeded witlt the report. <br /> The Traffic Impact AnalXais Report ('TZAR') rM+~t„~+~+ that the proposed <br /> Keamt Gateway project, )ncladin~ the ptopo~ adjuatmeot t~ <br /> ~ <br /> o <br /> Highway-ICeaau Bypass intaaxhon, could accomplisb~ed <br /> impact on DOT's roadway system. However thepc aed improvetnertts, if <br /> not coatdiaated with coasttucdon of rite on-going lnpivvetttetm, would <br /> require that the itttarsectlon be reconatntctnd, causing significant ttaflric <br /> disruption. <br /> At this point, we met wide DbT to diacttas the options. DOT agreed that they <br /> would not allow us to tea up the intenectlon avert if access was granted. <br /> Accordingly, we agt~d to hue en engines to study what ehaagea would <br /> P.O. !s GSO "A lC~an~dns Csnyrq Cwr~ibnln(a dr Plami firwwl~ dAawdM 1'Miw (!0!) 916A313 <br /> Rmu.lLrW %N9 iM~iW~i 192] M1c (EOa) 9AA~dSII <br /> <br />