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property was subject to this area being conveyed to the County of Hawai‘i. And in so doing, then
<br />this area when it gets conveyed to the County of Hawai‘i, the fair share obligation on Waikoloa
<br />Mauka’s 380 Highlands subdivision would be credited against that land. So, but because of, like,
<br />you know, there is that kind of a depression, you know, over here, we had to kind of work it out
<br />with the Parks Department to see like, “Well, what is it that you would want, and then can it fit?”
<br />Because in a perfect world they probably would have wanted like this area here, you know, but then
<br />they were saying, “Well, you know, we need to get some funds to help develop the rest of the
<br />infrastructure.” So when this plan was developed, it showed like, you know, a gymnasium,
<br />basketball court over here and a ball field over here. So the discussions that’s currently ongoing
<br />with the Parks Department right now is that, okay, this site can work, but what they would want to
<br />see is that there be like a bridge connecting from this area to this area, which would have to be built
<br />by either this developer or Waikoloa Mauka.
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<br />GIFFIN: Across the street.
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<br />FUKE: Yeah. And then this bridge, however, would essentially be only for pedestrian and
<br />maintenance vehicles only; it would not be for, you know, just normal, I guess, consumer type of
<br />vehicle. The other thing that we had to work with, we were working with, is that to see – it’s not
<br />really working, anyway, the laser doesn’t work – but what we were working with the Parks
<br />Department also is to see whether we can do some co-sharing of the parking area, because if you are
<br />going to have like a lot of activity at the park area and especially if it’s like night, and then the
<br />commercial facility is closed, for example, then we would like to kind of make that available. So
<br />that’s, all of that stuff still has to be memorialized and then, you know, an agreement has to be
<br />struck before the County would actually accept the land. The other thing that the County is asking
<br />for is that, and then which is embodied in your condition, is that this roadway, you can see the small
<br />little flag that leads to the proposed parkway, has to be fully improved with curb, gutter and
<br />sidewalk before it gets conveyed. So that’s how you get the access. So that access, you know, that
<br />access would come from Paniolo Drive leading to the park site. But, you know, this design is kind
<br />of relatively preliminary, and what Public Works had recommended, and which is also embodied in
<br />as a proposed condition, is that we have to develop, the proposed commercial area has to be
<br />developed in a way that provides for connections between all of, you know, this interior properties
<br />and Waikoloa Road and Paniolo Drive, you know, so that if you are traveling on, going makai on
<br />Waikoloa Road, for example, and you want to go to the park, then you don’t necessarily have to go
<br />through the roundabout and go on Paniolo Avenue, but rather you can just kind of find your way
<br />through the proposed commercial shopping center area, and likewise if you want to get out. So
<br />that’s how the circulation system would be developed.
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<br />The other thing, too, is like, you know, this is kind of really preliminary; but then although – you
<br />see the narrow portion just right fronting the Stables, you know, that width is about like 180, 200
<br />feet wide, but then there is like a break, you know, between that long narrow building and like
<br />another building, the break is because there is an existing easement that’s a utility easement – that
<br />right now we are working with the Waikoloa Village Association to see possibly, you know,
<br />whether that can serve as a common access to not only this proposed complex but to the Village
<br />Association’s Stables. And in the back adjacent to the Stables is an area that the Village
<br />Association is working with the State right now to have their new library. It’s right around here that
<br />they are considering. So you can see very faintly, you know, this thing over here. So the thought is
<br />possibly what we are working on now, you know, maybe to convey this portion to the Village
<br />Association so they’ll have much more usable area, and in turn, you know, maybe have some
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