2021-08-19 Leeward Exh C (Amend USE 05-001)

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middle school is built, that another traffic study would have to be done at that time to really look at the impacts. And I think what is significant here is that, if you look at that area, the state and the county are looking at an improvement to the intersection of Lindsey Road and Kawaihae Road, and the discussion has been about a turnaround, or a roundabout, that would front Parker School; we don't know what's going to happen with that, but certainly that's going to be addressed prior to any middle school being built. If, for example, that roundabout is constructed, then it would be very reasonable to think instead of limiting the access to Parker School through Lindsey Road that the county and state would want to encourage one access point in and out of the school at Lindsey Road. So at that point, the traffic study might look completely different than what we are looking at today. So, I guess I would encourage the commissioners to look at the request before us today regarding the impact of the gymnasium, with the full realization that the potential impacts of condition 11 are probably going to have to be reevaluated after the county and state make that improvement to that intersection, because whatever is done there is going to certainly impact Parker School and the vehicular access and pedestrian access in the area. So I would suggest that, I would advocate for, obviously, the approval of the, of the deferral as we are recommending, with the understanding that in the future, another traffic study is going to have to be done prior to the middle school's construction that would re-evaluate the entire area and whether or not all access ought to be through Lindsey Road and, and really not have much access through Kapi`olani Road. I don't know how familiar you are with the Saint Francis School on Oahu, which unfortunately it's no longer a school, I think they close last year, but it was in Manoa directly above UH Hilo, or UH Manoa, and they had a one-way traffic pattern in and out with an access that opened into Manoa in case of emergencies. It's a possibility in the future that our access might be entirely through Lindsey Road. And so if that were the case, then that, then you would really question why the improvements have to be made on Kapi`olani. But we are not in a position at this time to say that, because we don't know what's going to be done in front of the school. But I guess what I'm trying to say is that I share your concerns, you know, about whether or not this is a long term solutions and what the impacts will have in the community, but there are other factors at play here that we have no control over, and all I can say is that prior to us constructing the middle school, there will be a resolution to that, so at that point, we would propose to do another traffic study to really look at what type of improvements would have to be addressed at that time to accommodate the middle school. VIOTUSEK: Thank you. (Indiscernible—feedback) sorry, is there some feedback? Shani, I mean, sorry, Commissioner Armbruster, you had your hand up there? ARMBRUSTER: I did, thank you. I just had a quick question for the Parker School representatives, if I could. I think one of the community members mentioned that you all actually had had changed your mind and weren't intending to build a middle school. Is that correct? I don't remember hearing that before. MOOERS: I don't understand the question. 10 EXHIBIT C