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<br /> Rpr 30 OS 02:15p (8081 325-1120 ~,.9 <br /> ¦ Ill <br /> l~a~r~~ hal~sades ~str~tes G'o~nruN~tt~ ~ssacr~rt~~ <br /> Post Office Boz 2223 Kailua-Kona. Hawaii 96745-27.23 <br /> August 20, 1996 <br /> Mr. Brian DeLima, Chairperson <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> ZS Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Subje KaimiNani Drive Traffic & Connecz„r Dads: <br /> Dear Counc.ilm ,a: <br /> The matter of. traffic density and vehicle mix cn Kc~ m`.- <br /> Nani Drive in the Kona Palisades subdivision has been of- seri- <br /> ous concern of the residents for several years. The toc..;s <br /> of our concern is SAFETY. KaimiNani Drive was originall;~ de- <br /> signed and built as only a residential access road, and is <br /> such has well over 150 direct access driveways along .ts <br /> length. After the road was dedicated to the County, an <br /> tension from the makai end of the Palisades subdivisi-. <br /> Queen K highway was built by the county, thus creating t~= <br /> mauka-r~iakai Mamalahoa to Queen K connector road. Traffic <br /> surveys show an average daily flow of about 4000 vehicle <br /> going through the subdivision. Moreover, this topic ;:as <br /> been discussed with various Council members, Planning Di~ec- <br /> tors, State legislators etc., and resulted in passage of a <br /> County ordinance limiting the size of trucks using ti i_ n~ad <br /> only as a by-pass. Again, the motivation was SAFETY. P - <br /> other action by the County was to agree to delay new ~dj~~- <br /> cent subdivision developments until a new mauka-makai__. cc~.- <br /> nector road NORTH of the Palisades was constructed. Lhen <br /> when the so called~YO-TSA <br /> c-"-onnector road was opened ;Oli"'H <br /> of the Palisades, the adjacent development restricts>-s '.:ere <br /> lifted in spite of the Association's protests. Subs e.~:uei-.~ <br /> traffic surveys showed a negligible reduction, if any, caused <br /> by the new connector road, proving that a road NORTH .f <br /> KaimiNani is badly needed. <br /> Now we are encountering the matter of north-sour cca- <br /> nector roads from the new adjacent subdivisions to K:3imil~ani <br /> Drive. While we understand the motivation for such ::_oss- <br /> connectors, we again wish to emphasize our opposition bec:aus~ <br /> of SAFETY concerns. <br /> <br />