Maybe a new park in HPP's future?

[kalakoa]

The only thing "private' about any of these subdivisions is that the residents have to pay to build and maintain the roads in addition to all the county and gas taxes they pay, in all other ways these are public roads, used by the public, policed by the public safety departments, and used by police and civil defense as alternative routes when it suites them.

The argument is not that these roads aren't "open to the public" -- the real problem is that "privately owned" roads aren't subject to any standards, up to and including active maintenance.

For illustration, let's suppose the County wanted to put a park in the middle of Hawaiian Acres. How quickly can the ambulance respond to a child who has fallen off the swing?

we're already paying for roads all over the rest of the Island

Hawaii County has the most miles of unpaved roads and the lowest fuel tax, and seems to have trouble keeping up with public roads. Case in point:

http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news...d-projects

the number of voters in the 'private' subdivisions will be able to make a very big impact on how things are run

Only if they actively participate in County politics instead of bickering amongst themselves.