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• There will be at minimum, an additional 900+ vehicles making a minimum of <br /> 2 trips per day from Royal Vistas that will add to the already congested <br /> intersection of Lako with Kuakina/Queen K multiple times daily following the <br /> months/years of construction machinery daily passing in front of houses on <br /> Keau Street, Leilani, Sunset and Lako Street, which surround the property will <br /> suffer huge increases in traffic flow. Despite what the consultant from <br /> Stantec suggested, the available public transportation with its route on AM <br /> is an unlikely and un-workable alternative to private vehicle use. <br /> • Destruction of walkability/safety of Kona Vistas streets. People of all ages <br /> currently walk, push strollers, run, exercise pets, play ball and socialize, as well as <br /> do those who park on Lako to utilize the Walua Trail on a daily basis. This lower <br /> section of Lako is also a school-bus stop.in addition to the other stops within the <br /> community. <br /> Traffic Impact - Community <br /> • Cumulative traffic impact of yet another subdivision in the local area is <br /> unbearable. Multiple high-end housing projects along Ali`i Drive are both <br /> proposed and in development, and a 150+ room boutique luxury hotel is <br /> proposed at Keauhou Bay. <br /> • Traffic study of Ali`i Drive was done during COVID-19 restrictions, when <br /> Ironman was canceled, schools were remote, and tourism was limited. The <br /> numbers are meaningless. <br /> Impact of Multi-Year Construction on Quiet Neighborhoods <br /> • Build-out of a new subdivision will be a multi-year undertaking, including <br /> ongoing transport and use of pile drivers, bulldozers, graders, and other heavy <br /> equipment. A 10 year plan would be tortuous. <br /> • Resultant noise pollution, dust, vibration, and consequent mental and <br /> emotional stress to the neighborhood residents, including kupuna and keiki, <br /> cannot be overstated. <br /> • Kona Vistas, Iolani, and Pualani Estates homes were not built to withstand <br /> years of adjacent construction, especially not the "shield"- transmitted vibrations <br /> of a decade-long process. <br />