2014-04-03HEARINGTRANSCRIPT-PD INITIATED USE 12-034 & AMEND USE 12-034

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they have a—no, first they have a slow and then they have a stop, and then they motion which way we can go, so and there are people that used to walk on Kaūmana Drive, but there are signs that say sidewalks are closed. So, while one has to do extreme cautious driving in regular circumstances—and I travel senior hours—it’s even more extremely challenging to drive now. And so, I take the firm stance, just to summarize, for the safety of the children, for the safety of the residents, for the safety of the drivers who commute from Hilo to Kona via the Saddle Road, I think that Regency South should honor their promise that for the sake of safety, that they would do the road first, and then proceed, and then we’ll give them a warm aloha. GONZALES: Thank you. Is there any--. MASUNAGA: Any clarification on her name? GONZALES: No, we have it. Ms. Martin. MARTIN: Did you need my age? GONZALES: No--. I’ll run it by. You look like you’re 22 to me. MARTIN: I’m 80 years old! GONZALES: Any questions for any of the people out there? YAMAKI: Wallace, you were asking what compensation we want, yeah. Install smart lights for us. That’s all we ask. Make it safe. GONZALES: I think Maija had mentioned smart lights, too. PAKELE: No, let me clarify something, Mr. Gonzales. GONZALES: Yes sir. PAKELE: In the beginning when this project went to, and excuse me if I’m having a hard time, but actually I’m not supposed to be here. I had my third stroke, and I’m supposed to be in the ground, but I’m still going. Anyway, initially, that was the response from Public Works when we started this, that smart signs would be included, okay? Mr. Pyle who represents Regency th South came out with an email on December 20—you have copies of it—that said that they weren’t going to do it because a person or persons on Kaūmana Drive don’t want red blinking lights in their front yard. I went to the five smart signs in Hilo. I talked to every person that lives right next to the signs. They said it doesn’t flash or blink into their houses at night. So for them to tell us that they’re going to do that and then they on their own, I believe it’s not their position to turn it down. I think if Public Works is saying that it should be put in, then it should be put in. They don’t have an option to say well, one person is saying they don’t want it so we shouldn’t have it. We’re 40 households. We’re saying yes put it in because that is the only thing left for us. In the beginning, we asked for a stop light. It was said no. We asked for a three-way stop. It was said no. And to clarify Mel’s position, the speed limit over there is 35 miles an 16 EXHIBIT F