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times, going to funerals even. Cows come across that road by the golf course. The fog is <br />heavy. <br />One of the things I think we can do right now to prevent the loss of life on that stretch has <br />nothing to do with Miranda Trucking. It has to do with the speed limit. Lot of that is 55 <br />miles an hour where the line of sight is very short; and sometimes its almost as dark as <br />night during the day. If we drop that down to 40-45 miles an hour max, that would go a <br />long way for safety. <br />What is not addressed in the brief and may not be addressed by the witnesses, so I would <br />like the liberty to address it for you, is this, because weve discussed this, what is the <br />impact of Miranda Trucking coming off that easement onto Mamalahoa Highway? You <br />will hear from Michelle Barber who took the pictures that you see in Exhibit 13 a little bit <br />later. Shell explain what that is. None of the pictures you see in Exhibit 13 are Miranda <br />Truckingtrucks.Whenyoulookat,asMr.Mirandasaid,whenyoulookatthecompany <br />itself with four trucks, theres no retail, no backhaul into the property. Theyre not <br />hauling anything back in, they all leave in the early morning hours. They are radio or <br />telephoned dispatched all day long. They dont come back until the day is over. And at <br />the rate theyve been going, they dont come back because of the fires. So you dont <br />have the West Hawaii Concrete situation of trucks in and out, in and out, in and out all <br />day long. You dont have retailers coming in there to buy stuff. The trucks are gone in <br />the morning, theyre gone. So the access problem is not as severe as it may appear. <br />You will hear testimony, I dont want to, I just want to give you a short preview. <br />Mr. Miranda said that he has been looking at intersections. Lets start at an intersection. <br />Lets start at Honokaa, lets start at Texs Drive-In. Everybody knows Texs Drive-In. <br />Theres no such thing as a turning lane there; and thats Texs Drive-In. Thats the one <br />that goes down to Honokaa High School. Theres nothing there. You go out a little bit <br />more towards Mr. Mirandas property and you come to the Mamalahoa Highway where <br />theres a turnoff to the transfer station, there is a small one there. Hardly any traffic <br />there, nobody goes there. The transfer station people come from Honokaa town, they <br />dont come from upon the highway. <br />WATANABE:I understand. Can I ask you a question then? <br />RODRIGUES:Sure. <br />WATANABE:You know, that 60-foot or so easement -? <br />RODRIGUES:Yes. <br />WATANABE:Isnt that right on the crest or very close to the crest of a hill? <br />RODRIGUES:Ill defer to Mr. Miranda because hes the one that uses it every <br />day. <br />21EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />