Puna to Hilo and back again

[leilanidude]

"The roadway would, further, break up farms and make internal traffic more difficult. Sen. Ruderman seeks to diminish these concerns by suggesting the road be used for walking and biking primarily and there is little or no risk from such activities. Such an incursion, however, designed also for emergency vehicle use would end up being utilized (legally or not) by ATVs and other equipment widely used by thieves and hunters who are causing major damage."
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How many actual farms are there? Vast majority of the land is completely unused.

If crime is such an issue, do something about the crime, not an alternate roadway that is sorely needed!