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Please Distribute to all Leeward Planning Commissioners as testimony for PL-REZ-2022-033 <br /> Traffic Impact - Neighborhood <br /> • Kona Three LLC has used low traffic periods for the timing of each new traffic study. <br /> • There will be at minimum, an additional 900 vehicles from Royal Vistas that will add to <br /> the already congested intersection of Lako with Kuakini/Queen K multiple times daily <br /> following the 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 suffer huge <br /> increases in traffic flow. <br /> • Destruction of walkability/safety of Kona Vistas streets. People of all ages currently walk, <br /> push strollers, run, exercise pets, play ball and socialize in a COVI D-safe manner as well <br /> as do those who park on Lako to utilize the Wailua Trail on a daily basis. This lower <br /> section of Lako is also a school-bus stop. <br /> Traffic Impact - Community <br /> • Cumulative traffic impact of yet another subdivision in the local area is unbearable. <br /> Multiple high-end housing projects along Ali`i Drive are both proposed and in <br /> development, and a 150+ room boutique luxury hotel is proposed at Keauhou Bay. <br /> • Traffic study of Ali`i Drive was done during COVID-19 restrictions, when Ironman was <br /> canceled, schools were remote, and tourism was limited. The 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 ongoing <br /> transport and use of pile drivers, bulldozers, graders, cement and dump trucks, cranes <br /> and other heavy equipment. <br /> • Resultant noise pollution, dust, vibration, and consequent mental and emotional stress to <br /> the neighborhood residents, including kupuna and keiki, cannot be overstated. <br /> • Kona Vistas, lolani, and Pualani Estates homes were not built to withstand years of <br /> adjacent construction, especially not the "shield"- transmitted vibrations of a decade-long <br /> process. <br /> Impact of Multi-Year Construction on Remote Working <br /> • Kona Vistas, lolani, and Pualani Estates residents working from home will be <br /> significantly and adversely impacted in their provision of higher education, mental health, <br /> housing, sustainable energy, architecture design, fine arts, and other services to the <br /> community. <br /> Housing Inappropriate for Local Needs <br /> 5 <br />