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And in these conditions of approval, there is the TIAR. The Kekela Street and the Puainako Street also will be encompassed as stated in the conditions of approval of the Department of Transportation to take a look at.And so I have a comfort level that the concerns that were raised by the Commissioners would be addressed; and that is why I am in support of the change of zone as submitted by the Department. GRAHAM: Thank you. Yes, Mr. Yuen. YUEN: You know, there is, in rereading this one more time, the E, there is a slight wording change that I think just for clarity sake, it says that a TIAR shall be submitted to the Department of Transportation, Highways Division, through the Hawaii District Office, for review prior to the issuance of final plan approval. And I want to change that to say “for review and shall be approved prior to the issuance of final plan approval,” so as to make it clear that you don’t just submit it, that the DOT has to approve it before the County issues final plan approval for the project. Otherwise, I suppose anyone could argue that the language means simply that you have to have submitted it. GALDONES: Mr. Chair? GRAHAM: Yes, Mr. Galdones. GALDONES: As amended by the Director, I would incorporate that into the motion that I had made. WATANABE: I would second that. GRAHAM: All right, thank you. Any other comments from the Commissioners? Yes, Commissioner Siracusa. SIRACUSA: Well, I just want to say that I too am torn because I like the idea of, you know, in general it’s a good area to put in commercial development because we do need more of that sort of thing and the area is already largely commercial. It’s not being stuck out in the middle of a residential area, and it will create new jobs. So I approve of it on those grounds. My concerns as you know are about the traffic, and I have some questions a lot of times that the State Department of Transportation makes decision that I see the results of as being pretty nightmarish. And so I’m wondering, you know, how much trust we should give them in this. But at the same time I would like to see the project go forward, but with a minimum amount of negative impact on the community. I mean the whole idea is to provide something positive to the community. And so I don’t think I know how I’m going to vote on this until the last minute, frankly. GRAHAM: Thank you, Commissioner Watanabe. WATANABE: Mr. Chair, my only comment to this is, you know, judging from the traffic on Puainako and all that, I think in the end the only way you’re going to resolve that is through signalization; and I don’t think that, you know, it has to go through the Department of EXHIBIT B 21