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<br />these separate reports and analysis. It’s available to the public for review and comment. And <br />then the University will then decide, you know, whether to accept or issue a finding of no <br />significant impact.” And as part of those reports are always traffic impact analysis reports, so <br />they can weigh the traffic being generated by any specific project against the background traffic <br />levels and forecast levels during the development of that particular project. So there are <br />mechanisms in place to assess traffic as projects come on line. And if you have more specific <br />questions beyond that, again, the University representatives are here; and they could elaborate <br />further if needed. <br /> <br />ONO: Mr. Chair, question. <br /> <br />ISHIBASHI: Yes, Commissioner Ono. <br /> <br />ONO: Thank you. You mentioned in your presentation the concept of a college town. I’m not <br />too familiar with that. Would you elaborate more on what that means in terms of the <br />development of the total area? <br /> <br />ARAI: Well, as with any university campus you have a high density of student population, as <br />well as faculty population. And when you concentrate that number of people on campus, it’s not <br />simply a means of providing facilities for instruction, like classrooms and libraries. It is a <br />population, it is like a community onto itself in many ways. And as part of any community, you <br />would have to look at providing the basic support and needs for that particular community, <br />which is if you’ve ever been like to the campus at Manoa and USC and other campuses <br />throughout the nation, they actually look like mini villages. They have apartment complexes not <br />only for the students but for faculty and visiting faculty and their families. They may have a Star <br />Bucks, a Panda Express, things that serve the immediate needs of the students. Right now if you <br />look at the existing campus, aside from maybe the book store and some limited on-site facilities, <br />the only real, and the UH representatives can correct me, the only thing nearby is maybe the <br />7-Eleven just down the street. But it’s off campus and they would probably have to walk there to <br />get some basic things. I think the University is looking at providing that mix and range of uses <br />and accommodations on campus so students don’t have, and faculty, don’t have to walk off <br />campus. It’s all right there for them. In fact, if I remember correctly the university villages <br />complex where the apartment complex is coming up just above the high school, Waiakea High <br />School, that had a commercial component envisioned in it as well. So, again, students right in <br />the dorms can go right down and get some of their basic necessities taken care of without having <br />to hop in a car and drive. <br /> <br />ONO: So are you saying there’s some kind of future dream plan for the University campus, total <br />campus, to be developed, where the residential areas are going to be for the faculty -? <br /> <br />ARAI: Right. The Exhibit D as in David does show in colors some general concept uses. And, <br />again, it talks about housing, commercial uses, where the parking areas are going to be, where <br />the sports facilities are going to be, your research facilities, and so forth and so on. So I hope -. <br /> <br />ONO: That would be a better development if that 80-foot -? <br /> <br />NOMURA: Microphone, please. <br /> <br />7 <br /> EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />