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problems already, that the large tour buses are difficult to accommodate, although can be accommodated but are difficult to be accommodated on Mamalahoa Highway, and that the access to the property, coming and going, was very problematic. KUBOTA:May I just follow up on that with one more question, just as a point of thought, information, Ms. Broder. You are familiar with, IÓve seen youÓre familiar with Mamalahoa Highway and the whole area. Are there any other, how should I put it, businesses that are on that highway that might encumber the flow of traffic by use of large buses? IÓm not sure. IÓm just curious. I donÓt know where the tour is, exactly, so -. BRODER:I think that would be a fair question to pose to the Planning Director because heÓs, you know, very knowledgeable about the details of the, every single location there. KUBOTA:Okay. IÓll ask him later. Okay, thank you. FUJIKAWA:I have a question. GALDONES:Commissioner Fujikawa? FUJIKAWA:To the Hearings Officer, I have a question. When you pinpointed tour buses, now, they canÓt be there -. But all day long, every day, there are school buses there. Now, how can you pinpoint that tour buses canÓt be there BRODER:Well, I think thatÓs a very good question. And I considered that school buses obviously are going to use Mamalahoa Highway; and because of the design of Mamalahoa Highway, they are on occasion going to be creating a safety issue. But in further reflecting on that, I felt that it wasnÓt, obviously, the kids have to go to school and there canÓt be an exception to that. And so while that may be something that goes on, I didnÓt think that that provided a justification for this situati FUJIKAWA:But in a situation like this, my concern like over on the mainland, they stress the use of buses for transportation. Now you say a 60-packed tour bus and if they all were to bring their own cars, say, two per car, thatÓs 30 cars using Mamalahoa Highway. I would much rather have one bus versus 30 cars. My other question was on your sound factor. Noise, you have 55 decibels. Now, according to itÓs ag land, you could go, sound factor, up to 70 to 75. How did you come about on the 55 being itÓs ag land? BRODER:I adopted a recommendation of the Planning Director on the 55 decibels. GALDONES:Are there any other Commissioners who wish to question Ms. Broder? Commissioner Kubota? 8