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FUJIKAWA:Use your microphone, please. <br />GIMPEL:Oh, okay. Good morning. Im Joel Gimpel. I live at 73-4686 <br />Hinalani Street, here in Kailua-Kona. <br />FUJIKAWA:Okay. Then lets turn the mike over to him. Who are you? <br />AIKELE:Im John Aikele <br />DARROW:Its on. <br />AIKELE:Is it working? <br />YUEN:Yes. <br />AIKELE:ImJohnAikele.Iliveat73-4340KailanaPlaceinthePalisades. <br />FUJIKAWA:Okay.Turnthemikeovertohim. <br />STEVENS:ImJohnStevens.Iliveat75-5525KonaBayDrive,Kailua- <br />Kona. <br />FUJIKAWA:Okay, Joel, go ahead withyour presentation. <br />GIMPEL:Thank you and Aloha. Again, Im Joel Gimpel, Im appearing <br />here today as Public Affairs Chairperson of the Kona Traffic Safety Committee. Our <br />Committee has reviewed the applications that would allow development of this project <br />and we understand that access will be via the Kakahiaka Street extension from Kaiminani <br />Street. <br />We acknowledge that the applicant is open to the idea of improving that 50-foot <br />Homestead Road right-of-way to the extension of Kakahiaka Street if it is deemed to <br />improve traffic circulation in the area. And we also acknowledge and appreciate that the <br />applicant intends to construct housing that is affordable, because thats what we need in <br />this area. There are, however, several concerns that are related to traffic issues that were <br />not discussed in the application, and we believe that they should be addressed. <br />The first of those is the effect on Highway 19, Queen Kaahumanu Highway, and <br />Highway 190 traffic. Because although the applicant indicates that the access will be <br />provided through the Kakahiakai Street extension, that road intersects with Kaiminani, <br />which is the connector road intersecting with Highways 19 and 190. So all of the cars <br />going in and out of this subdivision will have to go either to Queen Kaahumanu Highway <br />or Highway 190 via Kaiminani. But the TIAR that accompanied the application failed to <br />discuss the effect of this development on those intersections and those highways which <br />are already severely congested and, as weve all learned and understand and experienced, <br />11 <br /> <br />