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BENJAMIN J. CAYETANO c F BRIAN K. MINAAI GOVERNOR t~.••--- N~ ~eaa DIRECTOR m . '~~~s'l` DEPUTY DIRECTORS GLENN M. OKIMOTO e ~ : JADINE Y. URASAKI ! 7 o-~ ! ys ~ ~ ~.a ~ ~ v ~ ~ STATI: OF' HAI1VAIl DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION _ IN REPLY REFER TO: 869 PUNCHBOWL STREET ~ ' ~ HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813-5097 H~-PS 2.3334 aPa z 6 200 Mr. Christopher J. Yuen Director Planning Department County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street, Room 109 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252 Dear Mr. Yuen: Subject: Change of Zone, REZ 01-003, ML-la to MCX-20, Makalapua Business Center, Queen Liliuokalani Trust, North Kona, TMK: 7-4-008: Por. 2, 68-70 Thank you for requesting our review of the proposed change of zoning for the proposed Makalapua Business Center development of Queen Liliuokalani Trust Keahuolu Lands. We have the following comments: 1. The traffic mitigation measures proposed in the traffic impact study are not adequate to address the impact of this project on Queen Kaahumanu Highway and surrounding intersections. Additional mitigation measures must be proposed to address the project impacts. 2. The traffic impact study should have included an analysis of the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway with Henry Street. 3. Incremental or creeping degradation of LOS, especially when the existing or projected LOS is "E" or worse (in urban areas), must be mitigated (or ideally, improved). The preferable LOS for intersections should be no worse than LOS "D" for urban areas. 4. Makala Boulevard (2010) widening must include: a. Provisions for a double left turn onto Northbound Queen Kaahumanu Highway, especially needed if Queen Kaahumanu Highway has not been widened. There should be a six-foot wide buffer (painted or physical median) separating left turning traffic from oncoming traffic. rr~ ~a.s a,:...