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hotel. This will significantly intensify parking in the area which is already impacted by visitor <br /> parking for the Royal Kona, Huggo's and other high usage facilities in the area. <br /> While it was deemed in 2018 that no traffic study was required for 48-unit condominium <br /> complex, the change to a 100-room hotel is a significant intensification of the vehicle and <br /> pedestrian traffic in the area. Kahakai Road is designated as two-lanes and 25 mph, but this is <br /> not the de facto use today. With the heavy pedestrian traffic it already experiences, Kahakai <br /> Road has a maximum speed of 15 mph, two cars passing requires careful cooperation of both <br /> drivers and there is heavy use for service and delivery vehicle at the existing hotel and <br /> restaurants. A traffic study must be completed to determine the best management of the <br /> current and additional traffic from holiday drivers unfamiliar to the area. <br /> I also have significant concerns about the noise which will be created in the U-shaped <br /> configuration of the hotel with high walls on each side. This will contain and focus sound from <br /> the outdoor recreation area of the hotel and direct it toward the west, directly toward the Hale <br /> Kona Kai property. Mitigation must be put in place through landscape, building design and <br /> event limitation to lessen the sound which will leave the property and disrupt the quiet nature <br /> of the already existing properties. <br /> It is these concerns and others that have motivated me to file the Petition for Standing in a <br /> Contested Case. It is my desire to work with the consultant and applicant to make this <br /> development a welcome addition to the neighborhood, providing a high-quality experience for <br /> their own guests and the existing properties which will need to co-exist with aloha spirit. <br /> Mahalo, <br /> Jana Cook <br /> Hale Kona Kai <br />