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09.02.98 WED 09:50 FAX 8083285697 Z003 <br /> page 2 <br /> As a result of the changes in the zoning and subdivision approvals, <br /> the density of the properties of Kaloko Mauka subdivision doubled <br /> and in some cases tripled the density of these originally zoned <br /> large agricultural properties. <br /> There is now an extremely heavy traffic flow on Kaloko Drive due. <br /> to this increased density. Many families drive their children to <br /> the bottom of Kaloko drive each morning so that these children can <br /> wait for the school buses . Each afternoon the families park and <br /> wait to pick up their children when the school bus drops them off <br /> after school. <br /> The issue at hand is the speed limit that was designated for the <br /> Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. It is 40 miles per hour at this time. <br /> It seems odd to us that the county speed limit designated for this <br /> subdivision is at a higher rate than that of Mamalahoa highway which <br /> is regulated by the State of Hawaii . <br /> In nearby subdivisions where the county is in control of the speed <br /> limits , the speeds posted are from 25 miles per hour to 35 within <br /> the subdivisions of nearby Kona Heavens and Kona Palisades. <br /> In May, I was able to speak with Mr. Eugene Uchima from Hilo when <br /> I called the traffic division to see what needs to be done in order <br /> to have the speed limits changed in a subdivision. At the time that <br /> we spoke he told me that only the County Council could change speed <br /> limits. Recently, Mr. Uchima visited/our area and called me so that <br /> I could show him the 40 mile an hour speed limit sign and to discuss <br />