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only; the added traffic would only increase accidents and noise pollution; the water treatment facility will have a malodorous impact on our neighborhood – it could cause any number of safety issues – that alone should hold this rezoning project; my lanai faces the development and with only a 20-foot boundary between us, all kinds of problems come to mind – litter, noise, staring at 3-story buildings 20 feet from my bedroom, flooding, historic trees up for removal, parking lot lights, exhaust fumes from cars, privacy, privacy, privacy; I was told only a hedge would separate us, which is unacceptable – that will not deter pedestrian traffic or a car driving through a hedge into my home. In short, I vote no, no, no on the rezoning from residential to commercial now and into the future. We are Kealakekua, not downtown Kailua. That’s why we chose this location to enjoy tranquility, and a commercial area will threaten this way of life. Mahalo for listening and taking a serious ear to the surrounding neighbors and their concerns. Teri McGurie.” HOUSEL: Thank you. P. HOIST: Hi, Paul Hoist here. I live in the property just makai of the property in question, and I have personal knowledge. And I have three basic areas of concern – flooding, the neighborhood and Haukapila Street. I have personal knowledge of the flooding in the area, as I was there during the November 2007 flood where approximately six inches of rain fell in four hours – that’s 600,000 gallons of water in four hours. This flood forced design changes to our home and property. And even though this property and the surrounding properties are in Flood Zone X, I want to bring out that South Kona Fruit Stand in the Kealia area was also in Flood Zone X and it bore the brunt of that flood. Changes to the land above our neighborhood will change the flow of water and flooding. Asphalt and concrete cannot absorb water. Where does the water and sewage flow when the capacity of these dry wells is reached? What type of protection will be put in place prior to any earthwork being done? We are a residential area. We are zoned residential. What would the change be? We’ll have more noise. We’ll have more lights. We’ll have more odors and dust in the day-to-day operations of a commercial development of this size. The application, which I’ve read, makes statements claiming that landscaping is important to mitigate commercial impacts on surrounding areas, yet the site plans have little or no landscaping buffer zones. Why are there loading zones located next to the residential properties and not next to the road or commercial property? How does the noise and odors of a wastewater facility fit into our neighborhood? Where will it be since it’s nowhere on the site plan? How will this facility operate during flooding conditions? And, of course, the impact of the development on Haukapila Street. I read the Police, Fire, and Public Works Departments’ reports. It’s a private cul-de-sac. Who maintains this road since it’s specifically stated that the County of Hawai‘i does not? Where is the State of Hawai‘i Department of Transportation input on the development? Somebody has to take responsibility for this road. The addition of any commercial property of 200 more additional parking stalls – it seems to me that might be as many as 400 more cars a day using Haukapila Street – will put tremendous stress on this already inadequate private road. The proposed traffic signal would 10 EXHIBIT A