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subdivide it into two parcels. And I think theres going to be a lot of parcels around North Kohala where people are going to do the same thing and there will more the explanations as to why this particular instance is a good instance. But, again, as I feel like before, as land planners we have to consider this whole thing of whether the project is really worth or not So thats sort of the precedence issue. . As far as the particularly infrastructure, like before us, we talked about the Mamalahoa Highway to Holualoa. Here, the project area, the road fronting the parcel is, again, a very substandard road. I dont felt that represents any particular safety problem, particularly a road thats a deadend road. Youre not going to be putting on a lot of traffic. The only real safety issue is that where you pull out onto the road from a stop sign on the highway. Its still a steep hill. Im sure people who use that road who live there have grown accustomed to dealing with that. So precendence wise subdividing the land where you dont have the proper road, this is where I feel like in this particular situation, its not, realsafetyconcernthatbothersme. Ifwelookat,youknow,ifwelookatwheredoweopenupmorelandsforintensiveuse for people in North Kohala, and this is the Kokoiki area, in one sense I could sense as an individual living about a planning strip, I could positively say it might be a good area in that people who live in that area that work down the coastline, many people dont have to run through the middle of Hawi and Kapaau to get home. So the traffic situation for the central areas is not going to be worsened by this application in the way it might for some other areas. However, more important to me is sort of community planning. I feel like its really important for us as a body and for the Planning Department to as much as possible to honor the community development plans, to honor what the community has done. We went through a process when Norman came to Kohala like four or five years ago when Mayor Yamashiro was still in office and we went through a lot of discussions about the General Plan and how it would be revised. And even though I can make a case for the Kokoiki area being a reasonable area, I didnt hear anyone make a case at that time. And on the latest plan which Councilman Elarionoff is working on the County Council right now for North Kohala District and the recommendations, the one substantial recommendation for increased, it says it has to meet the goals of the land classification, is E-2, urban expansion area or low density urban, location north side of Hawi. Ranch lands now between Hawi and Kohala High and Elementary School are more suited for low density urban uses. In other words, his recommendation is that additional housing would be brought to the North Kohala area, as being in that area. And I think thats what weve only heard from the community. So, whereas I dont have any particular feeling that its wrong to increase density at Kokoiki, I dont feel the community has spoken in favor of that in any way other than on this particular application. And I dont like to see land use trail an applicant, particular application, which is affecting stuff for many years with this county and in this state. So thats a long-winded response, but Id just like you all to get a feel for the community and my own thoughts. Thank you. GALDONES:Ms. Ackerman? 5