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and walkways that connect buildings are also incorporated in the project design. Where the 40-foot drop is will be a service corridor with retaining walls and landscaping. The service corridor will also serve as a fire lane. There is a floodway along Henry Street, and a proposed building within the zone is elevated, so that water can go through beneath the platform in case of flood. To create continuity, the dead-end roadway within the existing Lanihau Center will be extended to the new phase, and also the same green tin roofing material has been selected for the new buildings. Although typical lava rocks will be used for planter areas and retaining walls, coral stones that have a softer look will be used throughout the project. Trash enclosures or compactors, as well as loading areas will be provided. Mr. Clifford Mukai of Unemori Engineering from Maui confirmed that the newly defined FEMA floodplain runs along Henry Street and there is only one building proposed within the floodplain, which will be elevated. Mr. Mukai described the floodway’s watercourse as extending from the area above Queen Kaahumanu Highway through the Highway culvert onto Henry Street and also into an underground 42-inch pipe. He stated that the sewer system will be connected to the existing 18-inch main, and water will be serviced from the existing 8-inch and 12-inch pipes nearby. Mr. Keith Niiya of Austin Tsutsumi & Associates from Oahu stated that there will be two entry roads off Henry street; the makai entry road is to keep the continuous connection between Henry Street and Palani Road, which will be the major access way to both existing and new shopping areas, and the mauka entry road is primarily to service the office/medical offices in the upper portion due to the elevation difference. He also said their plan is to keep the traffic between the two levels from going back onto Henry Street by providing a vehicular road from the upper section to the back of the existing Lanihau Center, as well as the pedestrian bridge and walkways. He said that they are proposing a signalized intersection for both entry roads as part of the development, and currently working with the Department of Public Works on the plan. He further said that the mauka intersection already has signals in place but not in use, and that the makai intersection is presently a stop sign-controlled intersection with one-lane-in and one-lane- out arrangement, and they are recommending two lanes for both directions. Mr. Russell Gushi, landscape architect from Maui, went over the landscape concept, with a reminder that the landscape plan provided to the Commissioners is only preliminary and does not include details. He said that Monkeypod trees are currently proposed for the Queen Kaahumanu Highway frontage and, with respect to the Henry Street frontage, they will try to address the concern about adding more denseness to screen the parking, as well as meeting the guidelines in the Master Plan for Kailua-Kona. He stated that they are proposing 188 trees, which exceeds the minimum required number. He said that they are aware of the hot and dry condition of the project location, and are therefore trying to use canopy trees to create shade and native Hawaiian plants and other drought tolerant plants to conserve water. He added that they want to avoid trees that produce lots of nuts and seeds because it is a safety issue in public areas. He pointed out that the plants listed on the landscape plan are only under consideration and are not the exact types they are going 3