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YUEN:I just had a question. Who said that there would be a light put in at Orchidland? VIDUNAS:When, at that point it was the developer of the Wiki Wiki Mart had given his written assurances that they would put in a traffic light. They had originally just the Waiki Wiki Mart, the small little store. And then when they went to expand with the gas station and all those other things, the laundromat, and all those other things, that we were told that they would put in a traffic light there, which of course, has not happened. YUEN:Would you have any correspondence to that effect, or do you think the Board has anything? VIDUNAS:Yeah, Im no longer with the board. I can dig up the dates and see what I can up. Im not sure of the status of the Orchidland records at this point from that time frame. It hasbeenseveralyearssinceIvebeenactiveintheBoard.ButIknowwewentoverthisand over this because we did anticipate, especially when Wiki Wiki decided to expand their original plans to include things like the gas station and the laundromat, that we were quite concerned about the traffic, again, trying to make a left-hand turn onto the highway, and that we were given assurances again. Ill do what I can to dig up that information. YUEN:Thank you. SPRINGER:Commissioners? Thank you, Maam. Mr. Safarik, your name and address, please. SAFARIK:My name is Gary Safarik and I reside in the Ainaloa Subdivision. My mailing address is 25 Aupuni, Hilo, 96720. And Im here as a private citizen; and I have no vested interest, or any other type of stakeholding in GW Construction, or in this particular project. Im here primarily to voice my observations and, for the most part, my support. SPRINGER:Please proceed. SAFARIK:Thank you. And thank you for allowing me to come and speak to you, Madam Chair and Commission Members. And I did submit a letter of testimony when this first came on the docket, and you probably still have that available so Ill keep my testimony as short as possible. The one interesting thing that I observed today and in the last few months is the willingness of Mr. Yamada and GW Construction, which is the applicant, and all the parties that have been representing Mr. Yamada, as well as the Orchidland Association Board Members, that they are in the process of trying to iron out their differences. And I want to congratulate them for doing that because thats some of the things that we all need to do all over this island when it comes to land use issues. 16 EXHIBIT A