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2.) Safety should be a key issue in these discussions. A bypass that supports the evacuation or rescue, from and to Puna should considered. The Puna area does not have a hospital for emergency medical care. An individual or persons critically injured needs the quickest route to medical care, A quick exit from Puna can be accomplished by an uncluttered bypass. Also, if there is an unforeseen natural disaster, safe evacuation from this area would be a priority for residence as well as to public organizations providing such assistance. A bypass with limited commercial activity will help achieve this priority in case of a natural disaster. 3.) This bypass is being built to eliminate the enormous amount of traffic congestion at Keaau Town. Today we occasionally have traffic in the mornings backing up from Keaau Elementary School to Kaloli Drive extending almost five miles. Also, on the way home on bad days, occasionally we have to wait nearly five to fifteen minutes to get through the Keaau traffic light. 4.) Further development of the Keaau business area would add synergy to existing commercial development in Keaau. A good example of this can be seen in the Prince Kuhio and Puainako area where concentrated commercial activities have produced a magnetic effect positively assisting all businesses in that area. Instead, a second business core along the bypass will create an old downtown out of the existing businesses in Keeau town. We need to expand Keaau Town into a well planned city. The professional planners in the County's Planning Department have a vision for the city of Keaau and we should follow their planning. In closing, we wholeheartedly support further business development in the Keaau area and encourage business to invest in the growing Puna area. Sincerely yours, I annA`/ Carl H. kuy President, . O.