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MURATA: Yeah, I do get introspective myself at times. And you are right; plans are <br />subject to change. But you know, memory is short and I’d like to say it once, twice and three <br />times. Redundancy increases reliability. <br />WATANABE: Thank you, Mr. Murata, you may be seated. Oh, excuse me. <br />RHO: One very short question. Can you talk to us or give us a statement on <br />operational improvements? You say “Mamalahoa Highway Operational and Safety <br />Improvements;” I want to know what operational improvements are in your mind. <br />MURATA: Operational improvements are improving the standards of the road, a <br />country road for smooth flow and safety primarily. If you drive Mamalahoa Highway, a lot of <br />places are eroded; you make one mistake when you are driving night time, you’re going to end <br />up down the embankment. <br />RHO: But your vision for that road and for placing that at No. 17 – or whatever <br />the number is – is not to make that road from Honalo to Palani Junction a highway, I guess. <br />MURATA: You mean like an arterial highway? <br />RHO: Yeah. <br />RUDOLPH: No room. <br />MURATA: No, that’s right, there is no room for -. <br />RHO: Basically what, focus on safety? <br />MURATA: Yes. <br />RHO: And it would retain its country character. <br />MURATA: Yes. <br />RHO: Okay, thanks. Thank you. <br />WATANABE: Okay, I think we are done with the questions. Thank you, Mr. Murata, <br />you may be seated. All right. I believe -, Shannon? Yeah. <br />RUDOLPH: Aloha. My name is Shannon Rudolph, Post Office Box 243, Holualoa, <br />Hawaii. I just want to say I also live on Mamalahoa Highway, and I understand it’s part County <br />and part State; maybe the County and the State need to get together on that. As far as <br />Mamalahoa being in the regional plan or – that was old – the Kona Community Development <br />Plan, certainly need to plan ahead, and may or may not need to be in there. But it seems to me <br />that we’ve been paying for the safety of that road for a long time and not getting it. Now, I will <br />volunteer to go along that road in two hours with a can of orange spray paint and point out all the <br />EXHIBIT D <br />9 <br /> <br />