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TYLER:Mr. Chairman, may I offer testimony? FUJIKAWA:Go ahead. Mr. Tyler, you may go ahead and sit down, and raise your right hand, please. Do you swear to tell the truth on this matter now before the Planning Commission? TYLER:Yes, sir, I do. FUJIKAWA:Please state your name and your address? TYLER:Good morning. Mr. Chairman, members of the Planning Commission and staff. My name is Curtis Tyler and I live at 73-4325 Laka Place, which is in Kona Palisades. My wife and Ihave had that home there for 31 years; and I also liveinanotherlocation,theKonaCouncilOffice,asyouknow. Thankyoufortheopportunitytospeakthismorning.Ihadnotintendedtospeakonthis. Mr. Brooks has been trying to get a hold of me to meet with him for a couple of days. I had met with Mr. Brooks and Mr. Stevens in the past regarding their overall concept for this area, including the affordable housing. And the reason I wanted to speak this morning was to follow-up on Mr. Aikeles comments regarding traffic and roadway connections. And if I understand this correctly with respect to the rezoning proposed conditions, that nothing is going to happen, first of all, until they get some water. Second of all, in condition, proposed Condition No. I, and since I dont know if some of the audience have this or Mr. Aikele too, it says, To reduce potential impact to residents in Kona Palisades and Kakahiaka Street, occupancy of the project shall not be allowed until the connection of the Lokahi project, gives the TMK, to the Midlevel Road, which is the road that runs roughly parallel to Kakahiaka and intersects, is proposed to intersect with Kaiminani just makai of the volunteer fire station, until that, until the allowed, until the connection of Lokahi to the Midlevel Roadand the construction of the Midlevel Road from Lokahi project to Kaiminani Drive has been assured by bond or actual construction. And I would urge this body to make sure that theres a condition in there that its not by bond but that it gets built first. And I told Mr. Stevens and Mr. Brooks that, you know, my support of Lokahi was predicated on that road being built, and that no occupancy will take place until that road is there because the people on Kakahiaka, the people that live in that area, cannot handle any more traffic. And I was assured that that road was going to be built; and, forget it, were not going to go with any bonds. We heard about bonds for years from other people. This road needs to be built, okay; and we cant have any more traffic put on there until another road is there. And, you know, its already graded, its ready to roll. And my understanding was that, for construction purposes, that road would be used to develop Lokahi and that it would immediately, its going to be completed in conjunction with occupancy of Lokahi. And I would hope that this body, and I know when it comes to the Council, if you dont take this out, Im going to move to take it out because this thing, or at least to make sure its going to be built. 15