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the condition as is, Condition F as is, so that if Public Works’s vision of how traffic would flow through this area was right turn in from Lanikaula and right turn out on to Kilauea Avenue then that could be accomplished, yeah. Whereas if we restrict access from only Lanikaula then they might be in a quandary. So, you know, I believe this condition as worded came from Public Works. I suppose they had some vision of how they would accomplish this. Ms. Bowman? BOWMAN: I don’t live in Hilo but when you look at the other commercial areas and if you go up where Subway is and you’re going to make a left turn into there, you have the same problem, right? WATANABE: Exactly. BOWMAN: So it either increases the problem or we deal with the problem because it’s already there. I just -. YUEN: Well, can I jump in? WATANABE: Yes. YUEN: Actually the Subway is a little different because, first, the bulk of the traffic does come uphill on Lanikaula and turn right into the Subway. Then they need to turn, they can’t turn left out of the Subway but basically then they’re waiting for everybody else to clear, and they just have to sit and wait in a private driveway until the traffic clears out. The left turners, you can turn left into the Subway and some people do that. You don’t have this issue of the left turn being this close to the intersection. WATANABE: On the other hand, Mr. Director, you mentioned some concern about the width of the property along I believe it’s Kilauea Avenue cause it’s 100 feet on Lanikaula. But if it’s right turn exit only onto Kilauea Avenue if the width of the property is say 60 feet it’s probably not going to present that much of an issue, is it? YUEN: Well, the right turn out on Kilauea is not a big problem. They’d have to, you know -. WATANABE: And right turn in from Lanikaula should not be a big problem cause you have the whole street basically to cue on, am I correct in that? YUEN: Well, that’s correct. I think we should ask the applicant what they think about that though because I don’t think they can do it with their house the way it’s currently set up. And they would have to change how they have the buildings on the site and, you know, I’d like to hear what the applicant -. I’m not sure that the applicant has, you know, when you asked the question about the no left turns into the property that this is something that the applicant has really considered fully because it does mean that after the zoning of the property is enacted she is not supposed to turn left into her property. WOODWARD: Mr. Chairman? WATANABE: Okay, yes, Mr. Woodward. EXHIBIT A 13