2020-08-20 Leeward Exh A (SLU 20-000053 & REZ 20-000241)

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NEWBERG: Right, I wanted to ask, although it's not maybe particular to this development particularly, I was just curious if there's anything in motion or, or proposed, for this area to have a traffic signal light at that main intersection of Waikoloa Road and Waikoloa Boulevard. ROY: I can answer that. I can say that the proposal that agencies believe would rectify the situation is a traffic circle, or roundabout, or whatever you call it. There is no plans or permits or any proposals to do any intersection improvements at this time. NEWBERG: So, I think that's the tragic situation. To give more context to it—it's just my personal story but it's echoed again throughout Waikoloa Village and the surrounding area in South Kohalain 2005, it went from a situation within about 30 minutes on the radio being reported as the fire is a mile away from the Village, there's no reason to evacuate—hadn't I been at the time in the field working at a site that I could visually see Waikoloa Village and see the fire itself jumping the firestopwe quickly ended up in a situation at lunchtime where I had to evacuate myself, my animal, and my pregnant wife. And it was literally a situation where the community was shutting down because the fire had jumped and was at the intersection. And they started instructing the people to go to the back of the Village. And while that situation doesn't affect this proposed project, it alludes to the larger issue of the traffic that would be incurred by this project, should it be approved. Is there any proposal put forth other than the use of the property? Is there any proposal, in lieu of a TIAR, of how they're going to run the entrance and, you know, egress and access onto this property? Is that in the proposal at all? ROY: No, the applicant stated that it would, infrastructure improvements would be, you know, done as needed or as requested by agencies, you know. There was some turn improvements, which would be necessary, but there's no light, I don't think, that was proposed of any sort. CARR SMITH: I'm sure the applicant will address that when they make their presentation. You have any other comments, Max? NEWBERG: Not at this time. CARR SMITH: Okay. All right. Jeff, did you have something to add? DARROW: I just want to point out to the Commissioners Exhibit No. 6, which was the comments that we received from Public Works, and they, they touch upon each of these areas including access to the property and what they want to see. This has happened in the past where DPW is placing the burden for the roundabout, the construction of the roundabout, clearly on the shoulders of the developer. And so, again, that's what we're seeing in this case. And if you, again, refer to Exhibit 6, it goes into detail about that. CARR SMITH: Thank you. Commissioners? Mr. Van Pernis, go ahead. VAN PERNIS: I don't know whether this will be covered again, but this project looks like it'll generate a lot of traffic, and a turn lane will be necessary. When will that be imposed and who's responsibility will it be? 5 EXHIBIT A