01-26-2007, 04:22 AM
As a prospective resident of HPP, I would not like to see increased traffic too close to the coast. I think that would detract from what some of the beauty that we come to Puna to enjoy. In addition, a road bisecting Kaloli Point from the rest of HPP would intefere with a sort of benign gentrification of HPP that is working its way back from the Point.
I think a Beach road highway or thoroughfare would be cutting off HPP's nose to spite its face. No one will wish to vacation rent in such an area. And the benign gentrification of at least ONE area of Puna will stop dead in its tracks. I do not know enough about the area to propose an alternative, but such a road would literally be in my backyard. If however, the road noise attenuates the frog noise, I'm all for it!
All kidding aside, perhaps some sort of commute time contraflow on 130 would help a little. That's what they do on Kauai, which has traffic problems that are equal or greater than Puna's, although without the murderous speed and dangerous highway entrances.
I also think that providing more services, closer would help. HPP is so huge, it is somewhat disturbing that it lacks a sort of town center. It needs that. Pahoa also needs more services, which I think it will get. I think there is plenty of room in Pahoa for some actual services, in the cute part of town, without disturbing the town's character. They must be more careful in the future there. The strip mall shopping center detracts from the character, as useful as it is. When I first came to town, I thought that WAS the town, until I asked. The very odd highway entrance seems it was designed to kill.
Off topic, but I think they should also change the name of HPP to something in the Hawaiian Language.
I think a Beach road highway or thoroughfare would be cutting off HPP's nose to spite its face. No one will wish to vacation rent in such an area. And the benign gentrification of at least ONE area of Puna will stop dead in its tracks. I do not know enough about the area to propose an alternative, but such a road would literally be in my backyard. If however, the road noise attenuates the frog noise, I'm all for it!
All kidding aside, perhaps some sort of commute time contraflow on 130 would help a little. That's what they do on Kauai, which has traffic problems that are equal or greater than Puna's, although without the murderous speed and dangerous highway entrances.
I also think that providing more services, closer would help. HPP is so huge, it is somewhat disturbing that it lacks a sort of town center. It needs that. Pahoa also needs more services, which I think it will get. I think there is plenty of room in Pahoa for some actual services, in the cute part of town, without disturbing the town's character. They must be more careful in the future there. The strip mall shopping center detracts from the character, as useful as it is. When I first came to town, I thought that WAS the town, until I asked. The very odd highway entrance seems it was designed to kill.
Off topic, but I think they should also change the name of HPP to something in the Hawaiian Language.