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as at the intersection to allow a full access, pedestrian access, which is similar, I don’t know if <br />you might have seen those in Waikiki where all lanes will be stopped and pedestrians would be <br />able to walk through the intersection in any direction. Anyway, are there any questions? <br />WATANABE: Ms. Siracusa. <br />SIRACUSA: Well, I was going to suggest that since there are time constraints we might <br />want to move his testimony up on the agenda so we could hear him before he has to leave. <br />WATANABE: You think that’s okay? <br />YUEN: That’s fine with me if the Commissioners have questions of Ron Thiel. I <br />do want to emphasize though that we asked him here primarily because people do -. You know, <br />anything in Downtown Hilo people are interested in traffic implications and safety implications <br />and the like. This is an SMA permit. The criteria, the SMA Permit is primarily environmental <br />and ecological conditions and to protect those situations. The traffic is not a condition of the <br />SMA Permit unless it’s something that interferes with public access to the shoreline, say an <br />access route that the public uses to the shoreline. So Ron Thiel is here more as an informational <br />resource, just for general questions. We do not have, none of these proposed changes are <br />actually part of the permit. We don’t see that the traffic issues are really part of the SMA in this <br />case so we are not imposing any particular requirements on the applicant as far as roads and <br />traffic. <br />WATANABE: Okay, if there are no objections, Mr. Domingo, you had -? <br />DOMINGO: Yeah, just for a short question. In view of what you said, Mr. Yuen, then <br />if a project such as this is built and there are traffic concerns, then the traffic problems that may <br />result from the development, then the County would be responsible to address that concern? <br />YUEN: Right, right. We’re not recommending any particular improvements that <br />the developer has to make to the neighboring roads and streets which are abused, you know, by <br />many people using many other businesses in the area and also by through traffic. So any <br />improvements that will be made to the area will be on County funds not specifically required of <br />the project. <br />DOMINGO: I see one of the conditions states that, “The County will address those <br />things that are complementary to the project, referring to streets and sidewalk improvements. <br />Possible improvements to the area proposed by the Department of Public Works-Traffic Division <br />may include the construction of a stop light at the intersection of Kamehameha Avenue and <br />Mamo Street. To increase pedestrian safety, a full access intersection crosswalk is proposed, <br />which would allow pedestrians to cross through the middle of the intersection as traffic is halted <br />at all sides.” So what we’re looking at is the County will then bear the full expense of all these <br />improvements regarding the, as a result of the project being built? <br />YUEN: Well, I really wouldn’t put it that way. There are issues that are present <br />right now as far as traffic; and whether this is built or not there are improvements that the County <br />hopes to implement. These are more, so this paragraph here is more in the terms of information <br /> EXHIBIT B 3 <br /> <br /> <br />