Cease building in Puna makai

[kalakoa]

it would bankrupt the county to fix things now

Not all settlements are monetary.

The subdivision "leaders" are too busy playing internal power games to band together for redress of common issues.

Exactly. Get enough seats on the board, redirect the revenue from those mandatory road fees, force the residents to engage in pointless lawsuits. The subdivisions were created without accountability, and that is how they will stay.