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III. Heinaloli Road Inadequate and Overburdened The applicant's proposed subdivision apparently wants to use Heinaloli Road (the old railroad bed) as its primary access. This road is merely a jeep trail from the south to and along the top of Kailua View Estates, and then a narrow one lane road from Kailua View Estates to Kona Heights subdivision, and then an agricultural standard road from that subdivision to Keaolani (an agricultural subdivision) and the applicant's property. It does not have curbs, gutters or sidewalks, nor shoulders. There are no facilities for school buses. The Heinaloli road is clearly inadequate and unsafe for the applicant's subdivision to get access to Nani Kailua Drive and its intersection with Kuakini Highway. That situation will be made worse by the subdivision of property on that Road's mauka side, such as by Mr. Bolton of TMK 7-5-12:16. If Heinaloli Road is to be made a major urban street serving hundreds of residential lots (which appears to be its near future), the applicant should be required to improve it to those standards and/or create other access to Kuakini highway for the subdivision over TMK 7-5-10:65 or elsewhere. A separate turn lane into and out of the proposed subdivision should also be required from Heinaloli Road. It is likely that Heinaloli Road will be extended over the old railroad bed north toward the Palani Road to service more urban development, and that should be considered now. It is obvious that the areas makai of and adjoining the applicant's property will soon be urbanized and subdivided, being 7-5-10:65 and areas to its north. It is my understanding that this property, 7-5-10:65, is controlled by the applicant through a trust, with his attorney, Mr. Robert Triantos, Esq. as trustee and involving his accountant Mr. William Wong, CPA. The entire area along Heinaloli Road from Hualalai Road to the South, and towards Palani Road has been urbanized and subdivided or will be soon. IV. Area Maps It appears that the maps supplied by the applicant's agent do not provide the entire and accurate picture of the area, adequate for the Commission's full understanding of the region and of the several potential impacts of this application. Enclosed is a map, not to scale, that may be helpful in that respect. I