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at 100 miles an hour at night and stop. And I don’t think this store is going to slow down or speed up <br />anybody, or any traffic whatsoever. I don’t think people are going to be coming off the main highway <br />to come up here to a little neighborhood store, you know, when they got the little mart down the road <br />there. And the reason that Orchidland is opposed to the store is because it’s just going to commercially <br />bite into their, you know, commercial business down there by having a little store over here. So I <br />th <br />know why they don’t like it. But, and I don’t think you need to improve the road on 37 either with all <br />the exits and entrances that he might have in the front on Ainaloa. I don’t think it’s a major problem at <br />all. <br /> <br />And as far as, I think it will probably lessen the traffic at the bottom of the thing where we have the <br />second worst intersection on the island where people are getting killed. And if you had to go to the <br />store for a quart of milk or some baby food or something like that, you’re taking your life in your <br />hands, you know, to go down to, you know, four miles down the road, you know, when you can -. I <br />think right in that neighborhood area of Tiki Gardens and that Orchidland area and even the neighbors <br />around it within a quarter mile, they can just walk, take the kids by the hand and walk up the street, <br />take a break, take a bite, walk your dog, go up there and buy your little groceries and go home, you <br />know. I think it’s great. A neighborhood store is fantastic. I haven’t seen something like that since I <br />was a kid. You know, I see all these supermarkets, and super this, and super that. I don’t see any more <br />neighborhood markets any more. And I think it’s great. And I don’t think it will increase the traffic <br />whatsoever. It’s not going to make people go faster or slow down. It’s not going to make them any <br />smarter, you know. If they don’t stop for the fire truck, like the guy said last time, having a store there <br />ain’t going to make them any smarter. You know, they’re still going to keep on going. <br /> <br />So like I said, I think it will decrease the traffic at the bottom of the intersection. It’s more convenient <br />for the residents. People that are close by can walk their kids, you know, to the store and have fun. <br />And I understand he’s going to have meals on wheels for some of the elderly people and people who <br />are home-bound. You know, somebody gets an accident, they may call down there, they can get, you <br />know, some meals delivered to their house and what not. And I think it’s a good idea, and most of the <br />residents that I’ve talked to appreciate it. I know that the Ainaloa Association says that they’re <br />opposed to it, but they’re not unanimously opposed to it. And most of the residents I talked to <br />personally are not opposed to it. So just keep that into your perspective as to, you know, not <br />everybody because they’re the president or something speaks for everybody that’s under them. You <br />know -. <br /> <br />KERN: Thank you. <br /> <br />DUGON: Okay. Thank you. <br /> <br />KERN: Any questions for the testifier? Seeing none, thank you. James Kiley and Robin Benedict, <br />please come forward. And I also apologize in advance if I mess up anybody’s name. I do apologize. <br />Can I get you both to raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth today before the Windward <br />Planning Commission? <br /> <br />TESTIFIERS: Yes. <br /> <br /> 7 <br /> EXHIBIT C <br /> <br /> <br />