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And one of my biggest concerns is that because there is so many, so much building and it's happening so fast, I don't see the highway construction that's going along with this. I mean I'm from California, and we build these big freeways and everything and then we can build new housing construction sites, but I don't know how all of the roads, the current roads, are going to accommodate all of the thousands of new homes that are being built here. The din of traffic and the congestion of the cars is almost now unbearable, and I wonder if it could get any worse, and apparently that's what's going to happen here on this side of the Island. Another thing that I look at when I look at the proposal is that I don't see any parks or any buffer zones or anything, it just seems like everything is totally built out. As the gentleman was mentioning, that they made this really a dense construction site because they want to be able to pay for the water and the other access roads. But it seems like the lots 1 through 8, which border the Kona Heights, is a beautiful natural feature, and I've got some photographs if you are passing those photographs around, looking out from my lanai, like there's big, beautiful mango trees and there's beautiful rock formations and so forth, and I go out there sometime and I think, this is so beautiful and there are so many trees and beautiful birds that like sing, you know, in the morning time and it's just an absolute gorgeous place. To tear down these trees to -, and to build houses on these lots just seems like, it seems somewhat appalling to me, on such a nice feature of the land. So what I would suggest that if this is going to go through, and I don't know whether you have the, you know, the authority to do this, but I would suggest that Lots 1 through 8 become a buffer between the new development and Kona Heights just because I think we need to keep some of this beauty that is here. And I would also strongly urge you to consider just how fast development is going here. And this I know is slated for an urban area, urban development, but you know, this is just the beginning of things that are happening up here. I'm wondering whether maybe I should have bought here so quickly. So I would appreciate if you would consider this, and mahalo for giving me the opportunity to testify before you. SPRINGER:Thank you for testifying. Commissioners, any questions or comments to the testifier? Thank you. If you could please state your name and address. GOFF:Yes, thank you. Good morning, my name is Lawrence Goff. I live at 75-318 East Kakalina, which is on the south side of Kailua View Estates area, built to an area that's called the Kealoha Subdivision. And I don't live directly adjoining this application, but I live below it, and I certainly am -, do live adjoining to some of the other applicants that have been previously approved. My concern is, as has been expressed, that this is incremental rezoning without any impact study. I appreciate the Applicant is aware of those concerns and has looked at them, but they're basically saying trust me, it'll be okay, and no studies have been done, and I'm not comfortable with that. Trust me has been used too many times for too many situations. 10