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effort in the same light with which we today perceive the early 1900 efforts of the legendary A. W. Carter to improve and strengthen the Ranch and the community." [Parker Ranch 2020 Master Plan as stated in the undated (1989?) publication of the Parker Ranch 2020 Master Plan for the Town Center: page 1: Richard Smart's statement to the Waimea Community] Richard Smart's vision was to care for and improve the quality of life in Waimea, including preserving Waimea's unique and special beauty. His selection of the community hospital, two schools, and a community grant foundation as the beneficiaries to his Trust was consistent with that overarching objective. It is difficult to believe that at this time any one of these beneficiaries would condone avoidance of the Trust's legal, civic, or moral commitments made to the Waimea Community. The Trust's named beneficiaries will be especially benefited by completion of the Town Center Road in conjunction with the County's extension thereof to Kawaihae Road. This mini-bypass loop around the Town Center will dramatically increase the safety of school children attending Parker School and Hawaii Preparatory Academy's elementary and middle school, as well as provide the critically needed alternative access to the North Hawaii Community Hospital and its planned new addition along the Town Center Road corridor. Traffic Congestion a critical concern: Richard Smart, in his presentation of the 2020 Plan to the Waimea community, pointed to three primary community issues of the 1980s: traffic, water, and housing. With respect to traffic, Richard Smart's 2020 Plan stated: "Traffic congestion at certain peak times at the main intersection of Mamalahoa and Lindsey Roads. Strip development and the lack of secondary arterials have made this intersection a virtual choke point. Accessibility to emergency medical, fire, and police facilities during times of congestion and seasonal parades is almost impossible." [Parker Ranch 2020 Plan as set forth in the undated (1989?) publication of the Parker Ranch 2020 Master Plan for the Town Center: page 2 "Primary Community Issues for the 80s"] To address that traffic concern, Parker Ranch's 2020 Plan proposed: "local connector streets within the town center to relieve high traffic pressure that currently exists on the Mamalahoa Highway, especially where it intersects Lindsey Road." [Parker Ranch 2020 Master Plan as stated in the undated (1989?) publication of the Parker Ranch 2020 Master Plan for the Town Center : page 3 "Consistency with the Waimea Design Plan and the County General Plan" ] The first of the Parker Ranch 2020 Plan elements was: "Redesign and realign Lindsey Road as a "community street", not simply as a highway connector. It will be a curved tree-lined 3