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been narrowed down because there was an exemption by the Federal Government to comply with the burial preservation plans that have been approved by the Burial Council. Ken Melrose asked if any path at that location or does it all disappear, and there is so shared use path. Bobby Commend replied sidewalk gets narrower but doesn’t disappear. It was a balancing act trying to fit everything everyone wanted. There was no room to maneuver on either side of the roadway there are identified burials. If the highway were to be moved, the project would not happen. There would be no road, period, because we missed the deadline for Federal funding. The Action Committee and Bobby Command discussed street design, burial preservation plan, and bus routes. The highlights of the discussion are as follows: In answer to a comment on whether there are opportunities to modify the roadway to meet complete street design standards Bobby Command commented that it's not just burials that the plan is trying to avoid but also significant sites. Significant platforms, one mound about half the size of this room, are interspersed along the way. When you look at the plan on a flat piece of paper it is totally different when you go out there and look at some of the cuts. Burial Council approve the County of Hawaii’s burial treatment plan. There are 4 burials and the County of Hawaii is required to keep a 30 ft. from edge of chamber setback. Federal Highways has accepted the burial treatment plan. There is an opportunity to design the roadway from Kealakehe Parkway to Hina Lani to st modify and try to build a road that's more in line with 21 century conditions. Regarding the shared use path on Palani, there are significant archaeological features on both sides of Palani. There are incredible preserved features there on north side of Palani, in old days Palani road was a foot path. The County is spending 10% of money from Federal Government for preservation to interpretive work. Ken Melrose thanked Bobby Command and informed the Action Committee that the June th 24 letter of support for the Ane Keohokalole Highway has been re-dated and sent to the Federal Highway Division. Going Back to Sub-Committee Reports Regarding a comment on developing a recommendation to the Planning Director regarding the planning roads projects with Complete Street Designs integrated Bob Ward responded stated that a more comprehensive recommendation tied to the CIP could be generated but that one thing we tm; E