02-07-2018, 05:24 AM
I offer the following benchmark:
Report of the Ad Hoc Committtee on Puna Connectivity, 2016
http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1...Page1.aspx
This document cites the well-known lack of alternative routes which became a highly visible problem during Tropical Storm Iselle and the 2014 lava emergency.
Some of the suggested routes follow existing County right-of-way.
In 2016, County Council approved $11M capital improvement budget, but did not actually allocate any funding. Authorization expires June 30, 2018.
With the recent Fuel Tax increase ("for roads") and the new GET increase ("for transportation"), County should have adequate funds to actually create some of these alternative routes.
Note also the map on page 37: opening S Lauko Road is opposed by landowners whose name ends in a vowel, but supported by adjacent landowers whose names do not end in a vowel. This anecdotal evidence is consistent with the overall "progress not allowed here".
Report of the Ad Hoc Committtee on Puna Connectivity, 2016
http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1...Page1.aspx
This document cites the well-known lack of alternative routes which became a highly visible problem during Tropical Storm Iselle and the 2014 lava emergency.
Some of the suggested routes follow existing County right-of-way.
In 2016, County Council approved $11M capital improvement budget, but did not actually allocate any funding. Authorization expires June 30, 2018.
With the recent Fuel Tax increase ("for roads") and the new GET increase ("for transportation"), County should have adequate funds to actually create some of these alternative routes.
Note also the map on page 37: opening S Lauko Road is opposed by landowners whose name ends in a vowel, but supported by adjacent landowers whose names do not end in a vowel. This anecdotal evidence is consistent with the overall "progress not allowed here".