Notice To Vendors At Kalapana

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NOTICE TO VENDORS AT KALAPANA

This notice is to inform you that the County will initiate enforcement of the law that prohibits commercial activity within any County right-of- way. Pursuant to Hawai‘i County Code (“HCC”) §22-2.5, no portion of a County street, which includes any “county owned and maintained street, highway, or right of way,” shall be used for purposes of vending, selling, renting or leasing any goods, wares, food, merchandise or other kinds of property. Enforcement is necessary to alleviate bicycle accidents and disruption to residents in the area.

The County will strictly enforce the provisions of HCC § 22-2.5 beginning July 1, 2018.

By that date, all vendors currently operating on the roadway or shoulders must vacate all portions of the roadway. Failure to comply with this deadline may result in monetary fines as provided in HCC § 24-16.

The County intends to move the parking area for vehicles to the second gate of Highway 130 to reduce the walking or biking distance to the park boundary. The County will provide guidance to vendors who wish to continue to operate on suitable locations off the roadway.

An informal community meeting will be held to address any outstanding concerns or questions as detailed below:

Date: April 25, 2018
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Pahoa Community Center
Who: Affected entities and County personnel

Please note that the meeting is being held for your convenience. The County continues to be dedicated to the safety and well-being of its residents. Mahalo for your understanding.
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I'm sure that the timing of the meeting (Wednesday evening) is just a coincidence.

Time to get the popcorn ready, this should be entertaining.

[Rob Tucker]

Wow. The county is hell bent to squash anyone trying to make a simple living. Someone at the county has a hard on.

If I was a bike rental vendor at Kalapana I would want to see the county survey the road to determine just who is standing where. There's a good chance the road itself is outside the county right of way.

Speaking of violating rights of way... in Pahoa Village the main road right of way boundry is about four feet INSIDE Boogie Woogie Pizza and other shops on that stretch.
I know, I've seen the survey.

[leilanidude]

So the county intends to hold the meeting on a Wednesday... which is when those vendors will be at Kalapana...

[kalakoa]

county owned and maintained street, highway, or right of way

Given that it's a State highway, I'm sure this is a typo, and they meant "owned or maintained".

County will provide guidance to vendors who wish to continue to operate

I'm sure there's a park nearby where the vendors can relocate.

squash anyone trying to make a simple living

County still hasn't figured out that they're better off getting 10% of something instead of 100% of nothing.

[kalakoa]

in Pahoa Village the main road right of way boundry is about four feet INSIDE Boogie Woogie Pizza

Fortunately for County/State, adverse possession doesn't apply to government-owned land, so they can just bulldoze all those "quaint historic shoppes" at whim.

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

With the county it's all about location, location, location. If you find a good one to sell your wares, pack it up and move.
Their notice didn't even mention flammable tarp inspectors, no doubt still to come.

“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

[kalakoa]

Also ("ironically") they're targeting the high-visibility roadside vendors that attract tourists.

Vendors in Kurtistown are unaffected (so far), and some of them even have pop-up tents.

[randomq]

I can just picture the new Malama night market at Puna Kai. With ample parking and profits going where they belong!

[kalakoa]

the new Malama night market at Puna Kai

...with the kind of vendors that can afford a $200/night booth fee...

[MarkD]

"The county is hell bent to squash anyone trying to make a simple living. Someone at the county has a hard on."

County officials are inspired by the election of Cuba's new president Miguel Díaz-Canel. He stated he is committing to continuing restrictions on private entrepreneurs, adding "it is necessary to ... resolutely confront the illegalities and other deviations from the established policy." Cuba's average state monthly wage is $30. Rumor has it that Harry Kim will attend Cuba's annual summit on economic policy.