2013-08-01 Windward Planning Commission Transcript PD UH

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ONO: Oh, I’m sorry. That roadway that you’re asking to be removed would be better served if that were removed, the whole total concept of the campus development? I’m asking. ARAI: Our main, our main focus is not necessarily to serve the campus. We were looking at it from a general roadway network concept. Again, looking at this ordinance map, of which you all have copies, the 80-foot right-of-way is in this location. It’s basically placing a very large collector road, it’s basically putting an 80-foot collector road from Komohana to Kumukoa Street. Again, this roadway is really just servicing a residential area here, University Heights; and other uses, and multiple family uses down here at the lower section of Lanikāula. We understand that Nowelo Street is somewhere in this vicinity here, which currently operates more as a driveway than an actual road. But we also realized that, let me see if I can back it up. This map here, this is the section we want to delete makai of Komohana. But you can see where it connects to Mohouli further up off the map. To have two major roadways in close proximity like this, especially when it’s basically dumping itself and terminating on a road that services a subdivision area we question the practicality of doing so. Again, these roadways are all inter-connecting. You have Puainako here, Kāwili Street, Kapi‘olani Street, Kumukoa, Lanikāula, Mohouli, all serving the area. And we feel basically constructing another major road that basically splits Mohouli Street, one going to the existing alignment here at the north, and another alignment, and then comes right into the University campus is somewhat redundant. I mean, that’s our general thought, especially when you have existing Nowelo Street here that hopefully in the future could be enhanced to provide a better traffic flow through the campus. And if I were to back this, sorry for jumping through so many maps. I thought there was a better site plan. I apologize. But I guess what I’m saying is the need for such a large road in this particular vicinity is questionable when it’s already being served by so many other roadway networks in the immediate area. ISHIBASHI: Commissioner Henkel. HENKEL: I think Mr. Santiago has some real legitimate concerns, and I also see your point of view Daryn about having, you know, redundant roadways in there. And I guess we should hear from the University people. But I’m wondering if they do have any plans for improving Nowelo Street to mitigate the traffic. ONO: Mr. Chair? ISHIBASHI: Commissioner Ono. ONO: Before, would you go back to the diagram again. The upper portion or the upper left- hand corner of the map you’re saying to eliminate the proposal. What about the upper, that section which seems to me, I’m not sure that you’re following me, but upper left-hand corner, that road leading to Mohouli, that -. ARAI: This one? ONO: That road, that portion. What you’re going to do with that? 8 EXHIBIT B