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across with this notion of a high-tech park, office space and things like that is that, given the
<br />area’s proximity to what has been going on now at the summit of Mauna Kea, given also the
<br />future growth of the University of Hawaii. Sure the University of Hawaii has set aside a lot of
<br />land for expansion for commercial office and all that, but they’re all publicly owned facilities,
<br />owned properties rather. So he wanted to create an option where private developers could have
<br />privately owned parcels that can be developed and utilized to be complementary or supportive of
<br />University activities.
<br />The other thing that was also very dear to him was what he called as kupuna kumiai. It’s an area
<br />set aside for the senior citizens. And he was thinking about possibly up to a 333-unit type of
<br />facility that would be oriented to the senior citizens, whether it would be a skilled nursing facility
<br />or a combination of skilled nursing, assisted, independent; but cumulatively it would be about
<br />333. If you look at the sketch over there, it’s kind of like, it’s like a throwback to, if you grew up
<br />in the plantation era, it’s kind of like a throwback to the plantation era where you have people
<br />congregating on the porches, you know, of the structures rather than -. You know, like today
<br />right now people don’t have porches in their front. You always have your patio in the back, and
<br />it’s a different kind of mindset.But the whole idea is to create porches, you know, so that you
<br />would have more interaction between residents within that area.
<br />To also help support the project, the development feasibility of the project, he has set aside a
<br />residential area, both for single family as well as town houses. Recognizing the concern that
<br />Sunrise Ridge Subdivision residents have raised, the area that would be adjacent to that existing
<br />subdivision, Sunrise Ridge Subdivision I believe is like 10,000 to 15,000 square feet in size.
<br />And so what’s being proposed for that particular area will be lot sizes that would at least average
<br />about half acre in size. Adjacent to that and closer towards the river would be town houses; and
<br />the reason why a different scheme of town houses was selected is that you’d be able to kind of
<br />have development that can take advantage of the streams, the vegetation in that area, without
<br />totally denuding the property.
<br />The master plan also calls for the preservation of Puuhonu, which is about a7 ½ acre area, which
<br />would be set aside as a passive park. There would also be areas for active and passive
<br />recreational facilities.
<br />I want to also talk a little bit about the traffic circulation. Can you go on, you know, the
<br />rendering.
<br />MATSUURA: Oh, where is it? After -?
<br />FUKE: No, no, this is the one. Again, this is a rendering -. Like based on what has happened
<br />with the University Terrace project and also in discussions with the community, again, what was
<br />made painfully clear to all of us is that they did not want to have connections at all, you know,
<br />between adjoining existing subdivisions with the project. And from the project’s standpoint, it’s
<br />not like we need that for connection because you’re going to have this newly constructed
<br />Ponahawai Street Extension, so we don’t really need that. But, nevertheless, in the interest of
<br />overall circulation and all that stuff, the plan was designed to provide a roadway leading up to
<br />one of the major streets in that area; and that would be Wiliwili Street. But between Wiliwili
<br />Street and the Project area, what would be installed would be what’s called like bollards, and you
<br />can kind of see that. Can you point that out?
<br />MATSUURA: Okay.
<br />FUKE: So that would be kind of like a physical barrier. So in the event there is a need for
<br />emergency on either, both sides, then those bollards can be quickly removed and then you can
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