09-11-2016, 10:40 AM
Today the traffic to Pahoa was backed up halfway to Ainaloa from people trying to turn left into the market, so I change my "wish list" from more seating, to anything that alleviates the blocked traffic (potentially including emergency vehicles). An affordable annual "wave them through" pass might help. The community didn't have these problems before the $1 parking fee was implemented. Added to this mess was some people who had parked in the grass across the street and were trying to walk cross the highway. It was a huge cluster pluck. Hopefully the market has good insurance for when their spectacle causes a traffic fatality.