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guess CommissionerHannah Springer€s comments about the traffic- the circulation system in <br />that area. When the service station was in operation they actually had- and you€re very familiar <br />probably- they had 3 driveway points. They had 1 along Kuakini Highway and they had 2 along <br />Palani Road. Palani Road- whether you call it Palani or the extension of Alii Drive- I just don€t <br />know which. So when the applicant- the designer looked at the property they- what they wanted <br />to do was to address that issue and try to minimize the- the- the impact- you know to the- the <br />flow in that general area while still having the- the franchise, the Kentucky Fried Chicken <br />franchise in that area. So what they did was, initially decided to terminate the access closest to <br />the intersection, which would be at Kuakini and Palani Road and locate the access as far makai <br />as possible. They wanted to do the full movement at that particular area because having full <br />movements on the Kuakini Highway end would be more problematic. The- if you visualize the <br />situation as you- if you get into that area by a car if you€re traveling makai you know- basically <br />you€re going to be making a right turn movement so it€s really like- does not provide too much <br />of an interference. It€s the out bound from the facility that could become problematic and so the <br />outboundwhat-whatwas-whattheyhadlookedatisthatbyallowingtheoutbound,rightturn <br />only on Kuakini minimizes the kind of conflict that you would find possibly along Palani making <br />a left turn over there. And so that€s- that€s the strategy behind that. Bearing in mind also that <br />this- this facility is not like how the former facility which- which was very automobile dominant. <br />This is more like- you know you€re going to have people driving in but yet at the same time <br />given the- the resort complexion in that area you€ll have a lot of walk traffic- pedestrian traffic as <br />well. And so, this is why you know the- the franchise felt like it would be a very appropriate use <br />in this particular area. There was also concern raised by the staff and we provided information <br />earlier that because it was a former gas station- service station as well, whether the property was <br />properly remediated and it was properly remediated and we provided that documentation to your <br />staff. <br />GALDONES:Thank you Mr. Fuke. Commissioners any questions of Mr. Fuke. <br />Commissioner Fujikawa. <br />FUJIKAWA:Sid, you were saying that there will be right turn only from- on Kuakini <br />side and down by the Alii Drive side. Are they going to allow left turn? <br />FUKE:The plan- the plan as proposed is like only- you have a right turn out <br />bound -. <br />FUJIKAWA:Right. <br />FUKE:On Kuakini. And then you would have full movements on the Palani side. <br />FUJIKAWA:But, Ki on the Alii Drive side, isn€t there a double yellow line all the way <br />down- you can€t cross over? So that would be opposite of the- what hotel is that Seaside entry? <br />EMLER:There€s no prohibition from crossing a double-yellow line for turning into <br />a facility. As far as turning left from- from Palani Road or Alii Drive whichever you choose to <br />call it- I think you know if you were looking at a left turn location, that particular location <br />whether in traffic or in a separate lane probably would not make a lot of difference because <br />5 <br /> <br />