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GALDONES:You have been listening to the discussion that has been ongoing regarding some amendments. Do you have any comments? MOOERS:Yes, I do, several actually. First, I'd like to point out an error in the application, which indicates that the roadway improvements are not necessary. Clearly, they are. I think the Applicant understands that the access to this property is substandard. There are two potential access points to this property. One is off of the Old Government Road, which is the intersection, the makai intersection of Kaloko Drive and Mmalahoa Highway. The other access is off of the Homestead Road on the north side of the property. Both of those intersections are substandard. There are two initiatives in the community right now that I'd like to make reference to that I think points out the Applicant's desire to really be part of the solution instead of part of exacerbating the problem. The first, as the Director had indicated, is that the Kaloko Mauka intersection has been identified as an intersection that does need improvement, and you'll recall that all rezonings in that Kaloko Mauka Subdivision have come with the condition that requires funds be collected to be used toward the improvement of that intersection. So, certainly, one possibility for improving the access to this proposed subdivision would be for that intersection improvements to take place; and I think Condition E speaks to that. And it says that the Applicant, if he chooses to use this access, would either need to improve the intersection, or if the intersection improvements are underway, pay his fair share toward those improvements. So if that intersection is improved into a T intersection, then clearly the access onto the highway would be in a manner that would be safe and meet with the requirements of not only Department of Transportation but the Department of Public Works. If that takes place, then the Applicant can reconfigure the four lots so that all accesses would be taken through that intersection. The other possibility, and if you don't mind, I'd like to go to the map and address this. As Mr. Hayashi indicated, there is a proposed change of zone amendment to the north of this property over here in this area, one lot, let's see, removed from here. So it would be this area right here, and there's one lot, and then the Old Homestead Road would be here. So the Homestead Road, there's a lot, and there's a 55-acre piece here. That 55-acre piece is going to be before this body on the August 1 st agenda. One of the things we're looking at is trying to create an intersection there, close this intersection of the Old Homestead Road here, and direct the traffic to the north, and use a brand new channelized intersection at this point. So if that change of zone is successful, as conditioned now, there would be an opportunity to have all of the people that presently use the Homestead Road, instead of using this intersection, which is very unsafe, is that they would be able to come out and use a channelized intersection for their ingress and egress. So that's why there is the possibility that's raised under Condition F. So the Applicant recognizes that access to the -, or to the property has got to be improved, and all we're trying to do is keep the options open as to which one of those improvements would best suit them. If this proceeds, then that could provide access to this subdivision. If this 9