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on behalf of the County of Hawaii Department of Public Works. And what he testified was that applying the Countys criteria and applying the criteria from the National Institute of Traffic Engineers. The proposed traffic generated by the elementary school did not even meet the requirements to ask for a Traffic Impact Analysis. In other words, it didnt even raise to the level. They say that 150 vehicles at peek time, an increase of 150 vehicles at peek times is what would warrant a traffic study. And that this is significantly less than that. That the traffic generated by 90 students or by 120 students was significantly less than the amount required to even, under the warrants used by the County, to even ask for a traffic impact analysis. And so, you know based on that there was a finding that there would not be a significant adverse impact. Now remember schools, you know school traffic is 20 minutes in the morning, 20 minutes in the afternoon, maybe a half hour. Its a 180 days a year out of 365 days. And so its, so I think it you know it has to be gauged in some perspective in terms of what the actual impact is and it has to be gauged to some perspective of what the benefit to the community is of having quality educational opportunities in the community. I mean, if youre concerned about, about communitydevelopment,educationisacornerstoneofcommunitydevelopment.And elementary education is a foundation for quality education so-. And Ive been in a lot of proceedings before this commission and this is one where, where what we are talking about, where the project under consideration is an elementary school. By a well known, well respected and, educational institution that has been in this community a long time. And so we just ask that the hearings officers recommendations be accepted and that Parker School be allowed to proceed with development of this school. Thank you. GALDONES:Thank you Mr. Vitousek. Commissioners any questions of Mr. Vitousek? Commissioner Siracusa? SIRACUSA:Im wondering whether you could clarify the question I had asked earlier about the Waimea Trails and Greenways? VITOUSEK:Yes I can. SIRACUSA:Where it would be located on our map here? VITOUSEK:Sure. Our exhibit M, let me see-. SIRACUSA:While youre looking for it the letter from Lynn Taylor makes a statement, I dont know if shes here today or not. That traffic congestion at Parker School is already a major problem even without the planned expansion and then she goes onto say, the trail has the potential of somewhat alleviating this problem. Do you have any idea about how, what she meant by that and how she foresaw the trail as being an alleviating mechanism? VITOUSEK:Yes I can. Mr. Chair I dont know how best to address this. I dont know that the Commissioners have copies of the exhibits but may I approach Commissioner Siracusa and show her a copy of exhibit M? GALDONES:Yes you may. EXHIBIT A 11