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<br />half miles from Queen K up to Hlloa. The drivers there frequently exceed the posted speed
<br />limits, cross over the center lines, and accidents are very common. With the development of
<br />this project, Huallai Heights and Pualani Estates, conceivably it could become worse if we
<br />allow another, and I'll call it Lako North, in other words, another gap road that doesn't get
<br />completed. We have three developers, Pualani Estates, Huallai Heights, and this project, and
<br />these folks need to come to some agreement so that we have some assurance that this road
<br />indeed will be complete and we won't have another gap road. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe this
<br />isn't Lako two, and for some of you who might know Hawaiian words better than I do, maybe
<br />Lako means gap road, I don't know. But this connector road is important, and this
<br />development is dependent on the completion or the approval of Huallai Heights for their
<br />access. And I think that it's incumbent on the planning function to ensure proper alignment,
<br />configuration, and commitment to completion so that this road can properly serve over 100
<br />residences in these three combined projects plus the surrounding neighborhood.
<br />There's been some question about this, I call it a glorified driveway. It's an easement that
<br />goes along the top of this parcel that's been pointed out, and I'm glad to hear from the
<br />Planning Director that there's some idea to change where that meets into Huallai Road. At
<br />the present, it is virtually impossible to make a safe left turn off of Huallai Road onto that
<br />driveway, and likewise, it is impossible to make a safe right turn to go mauka on Huallai
<br />Road from that driveway. It is virtually impossible unless you're riding on a motor scooter.
<br />The widening where this new road from the adjacent project, Huallai Heights, intersects with
<br />Huallai Road needs to have very careful and thoughtful planning. And we, as residents
<br />nearby, would like to be kept abreast of what you do plan for that. There's going to be a big
<br />volume of traffic, as described by Richtor Reynolds, going down that roadway, and until there
<br />is a blind spot or two that is not, that is taken out of the concern, it is going to be hazardous, at
<br />best. At the moment, where we predict that roadway will come in is less than 150 feet to blind
<br />corners both mauka and makai along Huallai Road. Widening it and providing a left turn lane
<br />is a minimum effort, and there has to be some further change in the alignment there to make it
<br />safe for people passing through.
<br />Mention has been made about a proposed park, and we applaud that. The proposed park is a
<br />irregular shaped piece of land mauka of this project and I believe is, in part, associated with
<br />the Huallai Heights Subdivision proposed, their Lot No. 28, I believe. Our concern there is,
<br />as already mentioned, what steps are to be taken to ensure that there is some parking, some
<br />lighting, some security and maintenance? Otherwise, it's no more than an open invitation for a
<br />new location for drug dealers and other nefarious things that go on at night in our
<br />neighborhood. One thing that has not been mentioned is that in addition to those kinds of
<br />activities, our subdivision, the residents there have had more than our fair share of burglaries.
<br />We have been in contact with our community police officer through our Neighborhood Watch
<br />coordinator to get their recommendation on what needs to be taken, what steps need to be
<br />taken to accommodate the proper development and management of this "park."
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