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STENE: Well, our concern is primarily any more development going on in this area. I know the
<br />particular issue here is extending some sort of condominium project or subdivision; however, that to
<br />me is a red flag for more future development. The area in question is, well, this area is Kahakai
<br />Access Road, which is maybe a State road, and Stardust Lane, which is a private road. There are no
<br />traffic regulations on Stardust Lane because it’s a private road. You mentioned that there were
<br />improvements to Stardust Lane, as it had been paved. There are no street signs or speed limits
<br />there; it’s out of control. With elementary school, when this original thing came up in 1991 and it
<br />was approved that you are trying to get an extension on, I imagine the neighborhood was quite
<br />different. Currently, I think there are over 600 students that go to this elementary school. And
<br />Kahakai School Access Road has the most faded-out crosswalk ever, there are no other, I, well, my
<br />point is is if these were County roads, there would be a lot of maintenance going on, especially with
<br />the school around, to ensure the certain regulations were enforced, well, not ensure it but at least
<br />suggest that they should be followed and therefore enforced. So the problem is it’s like no man’s
<br />land; people speed through Stardust Lane. Both of their entrance ways are on very dangerous
<br />places, and I don’t know if any of that has really been considered. Hōlualoa Beach Road is
<br />basically all dirt and dust. So if three more places are built on this place that I think is originally an
<br />acre, which would be RS-7, that’s like two places that are already there now. Why are we even
<br />considering extending anything that’s going to like make this more high density without any of
<br />those issues being addressed? So that’s all I have to say.
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<br />ABEL: And basically, I’m echoing the same sentiment. You have three more units, every unit has
<br />two vehicles, they make three trips in and out a day, that’s, it’s just a lot of traffic there. People
<br />walking their children to school from Hōlualoa Beach Road have no sidewalk. It’s just a
<br />dangerous, it’s a dangerous situation waiting for an accident to happen. It’s not these people’s fault
<br />unfortunately, but it’s going to add to the problem unless there is some mitigating factor. And 7.5
<br />setback on Stardust Lane is not going to make a difference.
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<br />BEAUDET: Thank you. Question, Jeff. So maybe we can just reiterate that approval for the
<br />number of dwellings has already been processed along with conditions that the property owners are
<br />obligated to. So maybe you can just speak on that a little bit.
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<br />DARROW: Sure. This SMA permit was approved in 1991. At that time numerous conditions,
<br />including, you can see, the extensive road widening setbacks, were placed as conditions on this.
<br />When the Planning Department looks at SMA permits, we are bound by certain criteria to review it
<br />by. In the past the Planning Department was, or the Planning Commission actually, was challenged
<br />when they started placing conditions on SMA permits to do road improvements that had no nexus to
<br />the coastal zone or the SMA. And so as a result of that – that case was Larry Topliss versus the
<br />Planning Commission – in response to the ruling, unless we can prove a direct nexus that this
<br />development is having a negative impact on the SMA or the coastal zone, that we can’t legally
<br />place these types of conditions on these permits. We can as far as work with the Department of
<br />Public Works, which we have in this particular case and in the previous amendment, to be able to
<br />place conditions to take care of this particular development and its impacts. As far as regional
<br />impacts as mentioned, Stardust Lane was originally a part of, before Topliss decision, was a
<br />condition in the SMA permit; but I believe the developer across the street ended up paving the road,
<br />so that condition was released. In regards to the concerns regarding speeding and signage and
<br />things, Stardust Lane is a private road, I’m not sure who the ownership is, but it would probably fall
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