2013-08-01 Windward Planning Commission Transcript PD UH

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ONO: That is part of the UH? ARAI: Right. ONO: Okay, thank you. ARAI: And, again, we do have representatives here from the University, so if you have -. ISHIBASHI: Yeah, we would like to invite them up for some questions. YADA: Good morning. Harry Yada. ISHIBASHI: Good morning. Could you raise your right hand. Do you swear and affirm to tell the truth before the Windward Planning Commission over this matter? YADA: I do. TAKEMOTO: I do. ISHIBASHI: Thank you. Could you state your name and address for the record, please. YADA: Harry Yada, Director of Real Property, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. TAKEMOTO: Roy Takemoto, 1790 Haleloke Street, PBR Hawai‘i, Consultants to the University, Hilo. ISHIBASHI: Thank you so much. You have heard the discussion so far in regards to the traffic and trying to mitigate the traffic. YADA: Yeah, I guess –. ISHIBASHI: And by eliminating this 80-foot road, how would that help? YADA: I guess what we can offer -. The University is currently in the middle of updating its long-range development plan; and that’s sort of an early concept that you see there in your information. As part of that process, we will be doing an environmental impact statement for the plan once we have it down and we will also, part of that will be a traffic impact assessment of all the traffic around the University. So we would be more than happy to convey, you know, Han’s concern to our engineer when they look at that. I mean, as Daryn says, there have been multiple environmental assessments that have been done for all the major buildings you see at the University, and every one had a traffic impact study done. In the case that I’m describing, it’s a comprehensive plan for the entire University, including lands above Komohana and below. So it will, you know, look at all of the surrounding roadways, including Mohouli in terms of traffic. But maybe Roy can add. 10 EXHIBIT B