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when the proposed Prince Kuhio Shopping Center came about. And, from now, you know, you see that. And, you know, on hindsight, IÓm thinking that, you know, if that Prince Kuhio Shopping Center was never constructed, the infrastructure stress on the existing downtown and the KaikoÓo area right now would really be horrendous. I donÓt think that you would have enough infrastructure to support it. So to the extent that you have some measure of dispersal of land use activities, then it helps to dilute the kind of impact; and, conceivably, this type of project could help do that. ItÓll definitely add some load, you know, thereÓs no question about it, and the traffic study does demonstrate that. But I think that if you have projects that are south of the Palani Road intersection, for example, which are major economic generators, then youÓll find a greater gridlock at that Palani-Queen Kaahumanu Highway intersection. GALDONES:Commissioner Springer? SPRINGER:I appreciate the emphasis on the traffic load from Hinalani south. IÓm curious if thereÓs any analysis done with regard to traffic on Kaahumanu Highway even north of the Keahole Airport and then thus north of the Kaiminani intersection, and if there was consideration that already traffic to avoid the gridlock in the Hinalani area is going up to Kaiminani and creating additional loading on the Mamalahoa Highway and the Kalaoa, and that vicinity? FUKE:I canÓt speak specifically to the traffic report Òcause, you know, I didnÓt do the report. But my reaction to, you know, to that statement would be that the Queen Kaahumanu Highway is your major thoroughfare. ItÓs like your H-1, your H-2, H-3. And, so, to have like necessarily one particular developer be responsible to creating like another main highway, major, primary arterial, personally, I donÓt think thatÓs realistic. ThatÓs basically becomes like a function of your different levels of government. IÓm reminded of a situation where at the last Planning Commission meeting, there was a lot of debate going on like on another residential rezoning project. But that issue over there dealt like with the, that proposed development and that access from that development leading to the Queen Kaahumanu Highway. And when you think about it, like there was no discussion about the impact on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway. But, to get back again, every activity that happens along the west side will have an impact, will have a load, on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway. Just like how, if you have development on the Honokaa, for example, or even like on the South Kohala area, it will have an existing, itÓll have an impact on your existing Mamalahoa Highway that goes through the town of Waimea. SPRINGER:Thank you. GALDONES:Commissioners, no further questions? Mr. Fuke, we have three individuals who have signed up to testify. 15