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addition, Hienaloli-Kahului Road requires improvement from the subject property past Aloha Kona Drive to Nani Kailua Drive. Now the Applicant states that he's working with nearby landowners to create a new second ` collector road to Hawaii Belt Road, Highway 19, south of the Nani Kailua intersection. Access to this new proposed collector, and it's possible really, from the proposed development will require construction of a new road across the old railroad right-of-way, which should be a condition of approval. But this, even if accomplished, will not help those persons desiring to travel north on Highway 19 toward town. They'll still use Nani Kailua Drive because it is farther north than this new possible connector. Further, another access to Highway 19 will probably require signalization to assure safety. So in view of these concerns and issues, the Kona Traffic Safety Committee urges that the Planning Commission require the Applicant to provide the necessary road infrastructure before home construction commences as a condition for approval. That infrastructure should include a primary collector road with necessary signalization north rather than south of the development, and improvements to Hienaloli-Kahului Road to Nani Kailua Drive. Further, the use of Nani Kailua Drive by construction traffic should be limited until the new collector road is completed and then prohibited. Thank you for your attention, and I'll be pleased to answer any questions that you may have. SPRINGER:Thank you. Commissioners, any questions or comments for the testifier? KUBOTA:I would like to have the Planning Director respond to his comments. SPRINGER:Good. Mr. Yuen, Commissioner Kubota would like you to respond to the testifier's comments, and we have his written testimony before us. YUEN:The connection to the -, to Kuakini north of the project, north of the Nani Kailua Drive, one -, number one, you have the difficulty, mentioned earlier by Mr. Mooers with respect to permitted access points of the State Department of Transportation; two, it requires construction of a property, I'm not sure of the ownership of the property, but it would be other private property, possibly not owned by this individual; and three, it would require bridging the Hienaloli Drainageway, an extremely expensive proposition. Thus, I think it's only to be expected that all residential development south of the drainageway will eventually access the highway south of the drainageway rather than there being some bridging of that drainageway. SPRINGER:Commissioner Kubota, follow-up? KUBOTA:One of the suggestions made by Mr. Gimpel, was it? GIMPEL:That's correct. 19