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` Constitution, also further reinforced by the Hawaii State Supreme Court decision in the Ka ` Paakai vs. the Land Use Commission decision. I would urge that a 10-meter buffer on each -, neighboral buffer, landscaping or whatever is appropriate as determined by DLNR and the developer be put on either side of the Mmalahoa Trail so there is no encroachment to that trail, as has been done in the Waikoloa area. The -, it was not mentioned today but it has been mentioned in the working group meetings as well as during the State Department of Transportation Highways STIP meetings recently by ` some of us, that it is absolutely essential that access to the Queen Kaahumanu Highway be coordinated with other concurrent developments in the area. Yesterday and previously you've heard Clifto's and you've heard me testify on that a previous meeting. I believe and I note for the record that you have not yet received, at least I don't have it, that you have not received comments from the Department of Transportation Highways, it's coming under separate cover. Please don't make any decisions until you hear from them. And even if you do, you might have to, you know, it might be different from their recommendation. The issue is the proximity of major four-way traffic movements, or unlimited traffic movements, on a high speed arterial road, and there is one right now at Kohanaiki Business Park. There's another one proposed within a short distance by the subject applicant, and another by Clifto's, and I would urge you please to try to do the best you can to coordinate these altogether as best you can, or separate them by some distance. The restoration and perpetual management and care of the anchialine ponds, which has been represented to be done by the developer, is extremely important, and a good example would be some of the ponds to the north. If you haven't seen them, you should go look at them. There was discussion about setting up independent water baseline studies for -, to ensure that water -, perpetual water quality, and I would concur to that. I would urge you -, it hasn't been mentioned today, but I would urge you to put a condition on the SMA that would minimize the impact of lighting on the area, both to the residents mauka as well as to those who are utilizing the resources makai, that is in the ocean for fishing. And I would commend to you the examples of Huallai Resort Four Seasons at Ka`plehu and ` Mklei Estates in the Lands of Kau as being examples of how to have low impact lighting. Anything other than that, I think there's going to be a big problem. Previously mentioned on-site effluent use for the golf course watering, I hope that will be a condition. With respect to further, minimizing further visual impacts, underground utilities, I believe that's going to happen, but should be a condition. 33