07-26-2009, 08:21 PM
It's my understanding, upon concluding an extraordinary research effort for Eden Roc and a housing assignment for school, that the private roads in the private subdivisions are considered private roads by the county. The county does not pave private roads, nor should it. Should the county pave the parking lot at the Hilo Hawaiian? If you purchased a two acre lot, subdivided it and called the space between a road and told the county to pave it; they'd laugh. That's what they're doing when "punatics" do the whole 'why aren't you paving our private roads'? dance. There's still alot of people who live here who took profits in the last few decades from the hot mess of land deals here. Maybe you should hit them up for paving $$$.
It is Hawaii law that the county may decide, at it's pleasure, to "take over" the maintenance of such private roads once they have been paved to the county's standards. Ours are not by far! The "roads in limbo" would not include private roads in private subdivisions unless, for example, it was a direct route in front of a hospital. It's the responsibility of the tenants in common to pave the roads and, until guavas taste like lilikoi, will continue to be the tenants in common's responsibility. IMAO, most obviously this is due to lack of funding; more than that, it's due to the lack of population, resulting in lack of demand and citizenship. For that, we can thank the many people who protest, the "I wouldn't know" answers, the crappy food and the "NO, we don't need Target or fast food joints or Walmart grocery expansion" attitudes. Even if you pave in front of your property, you can't then sue your neighbors to respond in kind because the tenants in common law says it upholds maintenance, not new work. Suck it up, stop whinning and hope that atleast the bumpy ride gets rid of those kidney stones.
It is Hawaii law that the county may decide, at it's pleasure, to "take over" the maintenance of such private roads once they have been paved to the county's standards. Ours are not by far! The "roads in limbo" would not include private roads in private subdivisions unless, for example, it was a direct route in front of a hospital. It's the responsibility of the tenants in common to pave the roads and, until guavas taste like lilikoi, will continue to be the tenants in common's responsibility. IMAO, most obviously this is due to lack of funding; more than that, it's due to the lack of population, resulting in lack of demand and citizenship. For that, we can thank the many people who protest, the "I wouldn't know" answers, the crappy food and the "NO, we don't need Target or fast food joints or Walmart grocery expansion" attitudes. Even if you pave in front of your property, you can't then sue your neighbors to respond in kind because the tenants in common law says it upholds maintenance, not new work. Suck it up, stop whinning and hope that atleast the bumpy ride gets rid of those kidney stones.