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State needs to improve Hwy 130 / Pahoa Village Rd intersection near Longs NOW, not 10 years from now. The intersection into town from Malama market is a DISASTER!! And the turn into Longs, what idiot designed that? Its nice to have, but it is such a nightmare trying to get in there. intersection of death at Keaau end of bypass Malama Corner is deadly! Long's Turn Deadly - we need TRAFFIC LIGHTS! SAVE LIVES PLEASE Very dangerous entrance at Malama Mart end! Intersection at Kapoho /Kalapana end of town with light is OK. Intersections at Hilo end of town are a mess. The Longs mall area has poorly designed ingress and egress but is reasonably safe. Turns on /off of highway are unsafe. Kahakai intersection is unsafe, forest of reflector sticks makes it more confusing. Ingress /egress to Malama Market mall from Pahoa main street is a complete joke. Multiple cases of inadequate turn lanes, unsafe sightlines. Embarrassment to the community. The entrance by the Malama Marketplace is very "tricky" to get into from the main highway. The traffic flow has to be thought out better. The old entrance that is now fenced off at Malama Marketplace should be reopened to ease traffic congestion and prevent accidents. We need a traffic lights at the intersection entering pahoa. Its a very dangerous intersection. Not happy about the dangerous intersection between malama market and longs The intersection around Kahakai and Malama Market is very poor. For drivers coming from Hilo, it would be helpful to let them veer off of 130 - where it is currently barricaded. Also, it is confusing for people turning left off of 130 (coming from Kalapana) to have the right -of -way instead of people turning right off of 130 (coming from Hilo). This would be alleviated if people could come straight onto Pahoa Village Road from 130 from the Hilo side (as mentioned in my first sentence). A roundabout or traffic light at Kahakai Road would help as well. Roads in and out of Pahoa Page 7