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sequencing. It is proven that these jam-ups are caused by the irregular speeds of the vehicles, stopping, and the subsequent self enhancing stall wave that propagates back through the traffic. The immediate solution to this problem is the installation of "round-a-bouts", as are used extensively in Europe, and now in numerous mainland counties. I have seen the same daily mile long grid lock, radiating out in 3 directions from an intersection, completely eliminated by the insertion of a round-a-bout. Two to 3 lane round-a-bouts at the intersections of Palani Road and Queen Kaahunanu Hwy, Henry and Queen Kaahunanu Hwy, Makala and Hwy #11, and Hina Lani and Hwy # 11 would eliminate the grid lock of this corridor overnight. These traffic through ways will eliminate stopping at traffic lights, improve safety, and could be implemented within a few month window. The construction is minimal compared to lane widening, and can be paid for out of the costs of maintaining the current signals. Having measured theses intersections, I see that there is sufficient right of way to implement these ideas immediately. At the cost of no more than the daily road maintenance crew, the round-a-bouts can be tested by the placement of a few Jersey barriers and the re-striping of the existing intersection. Turn off the signal and try it I suggest. The people will be delighted beyond measure. I offer my services as an engineer to you, the council, and the public works department, to acquire designs from mainland installations, survey the intersections, design the projects, supervise construction of the projects, and oversee all required aspects to implement the projects. Documentation of the success of these structures can be easily obtained from those congested counties that have been relived of traffic problems following their constructions. I have attached two scale sketches of the intersection of Hina Lani and Hwy # 11 ,one as it exists now and another as it could exist as a round-a-bout. These can be overlain on a window and the striping solution observed. As we know, the traffic here backs up into the Costco parking lot and into all the side streets. I suspect that Costco will finance any changes, just to maintain their business. Lastly, I would like to mention the responsibility of developers and the council to institute public transportation. In the current case, I recommend high speed coastal hovercraft transports (the modern quiet type) from the