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Testimony March 8, 2004 Public Hearing on Rezoning Request Nani Kona Aina Mr. Chairman, members of the County Council and members of the public, I am Maureen Lu„ a resident of Kailua View/Kona Heights area which will be impacted by the Nani Kona Aina Development and proposed rezoning.. My concern is that the proposed development fails to address the resultant negative impact on the area's infrastructure such as: ~r~-~1VCfl l~im~e...--- BY--•---- 1) Traffic on Nani Kailua and Aloha Kona ~°--""~,y~,~-~,o„~i p~pc' - PH Problem The stop sign on Nani Kailua has not slowed down the traffic. It has only served to divert it to Aloha Kona where speeding cars now present a hazard to keiki walking to bus stops as well as joggers and bicyclists. The projected total number of houses to be constructed from Queen K to Hienaloli Road exceeds 100. This will result in over 200 additional cars travelling on these 2 major roads causing even more congestion and hazard .The developer's proposed alternate access road south of Nani Kailua is not a reasonable or workable solution to reduce traffic because it is too far from the said development and for those coming from the north, it will require backtracking to reach their destination. Proposed solutions: 1. Build another connector road from Queen K to Hienaloli on the North side of the developments or extend Hienaloli to Palani Road. 2. Reduce traffic by reducing the density of the development to RS 20, the same size as the two parcels already approved. 2) Water Problem A recent article published in West Hawaii Today (WHT), states that the water pressure in the area is low and insufficient and the developer is looking for an alternate source, Another article in WHT indicates a general problem with insufficient water in Kona. How can we knowingly Comm. No.~.~.~~_.. Ref. To: ~r.~s~Md Ref. Uate