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see that in the future as people are living there that they would have some Hawaiian <br />entertainment on a Friday night, people take their lauhala mats down and just listen to <br />music. And, so, you know, we really feel strongly about the project, the need of the <br />project, and being a developer I know what it is going to look like when itÓs done; and <br />IÓm excited about it. <br />GALDONES:Commissioners, any further questions? Hearing none, is anybody <br />from the public here to testify on the subject matter? Sir, will you step forward. Could <br />you please raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter <br />now before the Hawaii County Planning Commission? <br />VILORIA:I do. <br />GALDONES:Could you please speak in the mike. <br />VILORIA:I do. <br />GALDONES:State your name and your resident address to speak? <br />VILORIA:IÓm Robaire Viloria and I live in Aloha Kona Drive in the Kona <br />Heights district. And the only thing that IÓm worried about with this project is the road <br />going from up Hualalai Road from town. The road there is very winding. I donÓt mind <br />having the project go through but I feel that they should not just improve the road in front <br />of the project but also the rest of the road down to the highway. You find too many <br />projects that go through and all we do is fix in front of the project, but they donÓt, you <br />know, concern themselves about a half a mile away which is going to cause more <br />congestion with traffic going up and down that road. ItÓs unbelievable. YouÓre going to <br />need a stop sign or a light to get from Hualalai Road into The Pines. The only way <br />youÓre going to get into that area is either go up, you know, you can go all the way <br />around where you go up to The Pines to get to the subdivisions above the highway. And <br />thatÓs about it, actually. ThatÓs the only thing IÓm worried about is the traffic. ItÓs <br />terrible there and itÓs too winding when you have a bunch of traffic going up there. <br />Especially if it goes from senior living to regular condominium use, then you really have <br />the people going up and down there who will be traveling. ThatÓs it. <br />GALDONES:Thank you for your testimony. Any questions to the tes <br />Commissioner Fujikawa? <br />FUJIKAWA:I have a question with the Director on this. IsnÓt it that all the <br />developments that have happened or is happening on Hualalai Road, that they are <br />contributing to a fund for the street improvement? <br />YUEN:I think only sidewalks. I think thereÓs a sidewalk improvement <br />fund but there isnÓt a specific street improvement fund for Hualalai. Most of the <br />developments, the ones we have worked with have been required to <br />improvements to Hualalai. Up the hill we have the University of <br />15 <br /> <br />