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RHO: How about Alii Drive, would it stay at D? OKANEKU: Alii, yes, it will stay at D. RHO: And, of course, you don’t have any projection for Alii Parkway? OKANEKU: I have that also as D. RHO: You have D -. OKANEKU: Yes. RHO: D and E? OKANEKU: Yes. Yeah, D, D, right. Okay, right. RHO: And E on the top? OKANEKU: E at the top. Kuakini is still, you know, functions as the arterial. The other two are pretty much minor arterial where Kuakini pretty much is the Belt Road, so it still will carry the brunt or the biggest load of traffic. So Parkway pretty much, just like I said, absorbs the growth of traffic in the region, not necessarily improves any facility, at least not in the long-term anyway. RHO: And there’s also Exhibit 15 which is the Kona Traffic Safety Committee. OKANEKU: Okay, got it. RHO: Did you have any comments about anything in that letter? OKANEKU: I don’t generally have a problem with the 65 unit subdivision with a single access. That’s not uncommon. When the numbers get up to, you know, 200 dwelling units then it becomes a problem as far as access for fire, emergency vehicles, that kind of thing. As far as, you know, the shopping trips, I mean, that’s typical of any residential subdivision. You know, there’s no store within, especially a small subdivision. If it’s a, you know, 1000-unit development you would expect some kind of a commercial property. Whereas, you know, just a small infill, you know, project like this, yes, everybody is driving in and out, going to school, going to work, or going shopping. RHO: And then I have a last question which doesn’t have anything to do with this really, except I’m curious as to whether or not you or your firm has conducted traffic studies in Kona previously. OKANEKU: Yes. I’ve done the traffic study for the Keauhou Resort, most recently anyway. EXHIBIT B 20