- WEEKLY REPORT - FEBRUARY 16, 2001
- Visit the Hawaii County Website: www.Hawaii-County.com
- Hawaii County Information & Complaints: cohinfo@interpac.net
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- CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE OF THE WEEKLY REPORT
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- - How to Add/Remove Names from Distribution
- - Kona Road Construction - Be Prepared
- "Costco Intersection" Traffic Signals
- Kealakehe Police Station Intersection Work
- Kuakini Highway Improvements
- Mamalahoa Bypass - Hokulia
- Lako Street Makai - County Moving Forward
- Lako Street Mauka - Gamrex Moving Forward
- - Puainako Extension - Moving Forward
- - Police Commission Agendas/Minutes On-line
- - Hawaiian Paradise Park Fire Station Waterline
- - Waimea Road Work - Mamalahoa Hwy - East Side
- - Water Conservation Practices Still in Effect
- - Hale Halawai Rock Wall & Driveway
Realignment
- - Kailua Village Signage - Clean-up Follow-up
- - E-Mail Comments/Feedback to County Departments
- - General Plan Revision Program
- - Hawaii County Public Notices
- - Statewide Government Websites
- - Community Calendar Links
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- WEEKLY REPORT
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- In this periodic e-mail memo we highlight activities
and
- issues around the island. We hope you find it useful.
If you
- know of others that may benefit from this memo,
please let us
- know their names and e-mail addresses and we are
happy to
- include them. If you wish to be removed, 'Reply' and
let us
- know and we will remove your name from
distribution.
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- KONA ROAD CONSTRUCTION
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- "Costco Intersection" Traffic Signals
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- Construction schedule for traffic signal at Queen
Kaahumanu
- and Hina Lani (Costco Road) scheduled to begin in
March.
- Mahalo to the State for moving on this project.
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- Kealakehe Police Station/Solid Waste Transfer
Station
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- State Dept. of Transportation will start
construction
- (late-February or early-March) to widen Queen
Kaahumanu
- Highway at the Kealakehe Police Station/Solid Waste
Transfer
- Station intersection. Work will include widening
and
- addition of a turning lane. Later this year, work is
planned
- for signalization of the intersection. Mahalo to
State.
-
- Kuakini Highway Improvements
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- The County is in the design stages for road
improvements on
- Kuakini Highway between Palani and Hualalai. More to
follow.
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- Mamalahoa Bypass - (Hokulia Project)
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- Mamalahoa Highway Bypass Road - eventually connecting
Keauhou
- to Napoopoo intersection (with a mauka-makai
connector on
- Haleki'i Street through Kona Scenic Subdivision) - is
fast
- moving forward. Construction to start soon. More to
follow.
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- Lako Street Makai - County Moving Forward
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- The County is moving forward with the Lako Street
makai
- extension. The community is encouraged to get
involved in
- the planning and design process. Place and times
for
- meetings are being worked on and scheduling will be
available
- soon. Info: Jiro Sumada, Deputy Director, Dept. of
Public
- Works, 961-8324; e-mail: cohdpw@ilhawaii.net
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- Lako Street Mauka - Gamrex Moving Forward
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- Gamrex (land owner and developer of the Kona Vista
project)
- is moving forward with plans to immediately
begin
- construction (as soon as permits are issued) of the
mauka
- connection of Lako Street (connecting Kuakini Highway
with
- Hualalai Road.) More info to follow.
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- Be Cautious ... Be Patient ... Be Kind.
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- PUAINAKO EXTENSION
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- Identified as one of the "top five" projects the
Mayor
- presented to the State Legislature prior to the
opening of
- the session, Puainako extension appears to be moving
forward.
-
- The Puainako project extends the Puainako Street
mauka from
- Komohana to Kaumana. Not only does it serve local
needs, it
- is also part of the broader Saddle Road
realignment/
- improvement project.
-
- The Council has a bill before it that addresses some
of the
- funding issues relating to the road. More info to
follow.
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- HAWAII COUNTY POLICE COMMISSION AGENDAS AND MINUTES
ON-LINE
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- Police Commissions agendas and minutes are available
on-line.
- Here is the link to the site:
- www.co.hawaii.hi.us/police_commission/police_commission.htm
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- HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK FIRE STATION WATERLINE
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- The County of Hawaii will be constructing a waterline
for the
- Hawaiian Paradise Park Volunteer Fire Station.
The
- construction project includes the installation of
8,150
- linear feet of 12-inch ductile iron pipeline together
with
- fire hydrants along Paradise Drive in the Hawaiian
Paradise
- Park Subdivision.
-
- The project is expected to take 150 consecutive
calendar days
- to complete. The project will start on March 23, 2001
and
- end on August 19, 2001. This project is a cooperative
effort
- of the Public Works and Water Supply
Departments.
-
- Info: Mr. Ben Ishii (Public Works) at 961-8327
or
- Mr. Kurt Inaba (Water Supply) at 961-8665.
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- WAIMEA TRAFFIC WOES - MAMALAHOA HWY (EAST SIDE)
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- Mamalahoa Highway construction at Puukapu (Honokaa
side of
- town in vicinity of Goodyear and Hairy's Barbering)
is
- expected for another three weeks. Road work
involves
- intersection improvements for the new Parker
Ranch
- Subdivision. Work includes widening and addition of
turning
- pockets and acceleration/deceleration lanes.
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- Be Cautious ... Be Patient ... Be Kind.
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- WATER CONSERVATION STILL IN EFFECT
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- With the exception of only a small handful of
communities,
- the island of Hawaii remains under drought conditions
and
- water conservation practices apply. Please, conserve
our
- island's water resources.
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- HALE HALAWAI CONSTRUCTION ON-GOING
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- While the bulk of construction and improvement to
Hale
- Halawai in Kailua is complete, portions of the rock
wall
- fronting the complex still needs work. The rock
wall,
- between the entry and exit driveways, collapsed when
the
- restoration work on Hale Halawai was being done. It
was
- therefore decided that a new accessible pathway from
Alii
- Drive be constructed.
-
- This pathway, along with realignment of the driveway,
is
- currently being designed. Completion of the plans,
securing
- approval from the Kailua Urban Design Commission
and
- soliciting bids for the pathway and driveway will
take about
- six months. Hopefully, construction will start in
September.
- In the interim, the construction fencing will remain
in place
- for safety reasons.
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- KAILUA VILLAGE SIGNAGE - CLEAN-UP UPDATE
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- As previously reported, there are ongoing meetings
with land
- owners, property managers, businesses and community
groups
- (Chamber of Commerce, Outdoor Circle, etc.) to
address issues
- in Kailua Village. The initial focus was on signs;
some may
- have already noticed the removal of inappropriate
sandwich
- boards and banners in and around Kailua.
-
- But, these meetings are not just about signs.
Discussions
- include Village-wide transportation, vagrancy,
security,
- cleanliness and a range of other issues. Our approach
is
- collaborative rather than confrontational and we meet
in a
- small, workable-size group. We agree to avoid
name-calling,
- finger-pointing, blame and other ineffective
distractions.
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- E-MAIL FEEDBACK TO HAWAII COUNTY DEPARTMENTS
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- Need information or want to contact us? Use the
following
- link to send E-Mail messages to Hawaii County
Departments.
- (A drop-down menu to various County Departments and
Agencies
- is provided for your convenience.)
-
- Send E-Mail to Hawaii County Departments
- http://www.hawaii-county.com/feedback.htm
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- E-Mail to Hawaii County Information and
Complaints:
- cohinfo@interpac.net
- Visit the Hawaii County Website: www.Hawaii-County.com
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- HAWAII COUNTY GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
- www.hawaii-county.com/general_plan_rev/main.htm
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- Please join us in planning for our future.
Please
- participate in the General Plan revision
process.
- Here is the schedule for General Plan Workshops.
- (All meetings start at 7 pm):
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- North Kohala; Feb 20; Kohala High School
Cafeteria
- South Kohala: Feb 26; Waimea Elementary School
Cafeteria
- Kau; Feb. 27; Naalehu Elementary School
Cafeteria
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- Workshop participants are given a 150-page Summary of
the
- General Plan Revision Preliminary Draft. Included in
the
- Summary are all Facilities and LUPAG Maps (with
preliminary
- changes,) changes to the Goals, Policies, Standards
and
- Courses of Action and Amendments to Land Use
Designations.
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- Review copies of the Draft Plan are available at all
public
- libraries on the island, the Planning Department in
Hilo and
- the Deputy Managing Director's office in Kona -- as
well as
- on-line through the link above. Your comments
are
- encouraged. mail: Planning Department, 25 Aupuni
Street,
- Hilo, Hawaii 96720; call: 961-8288, fax:
961-8742;
- e-mail: planning@ilhawaii.net
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- General Plan Revision Program
- (Revised Draft, Workshop Schedule, etc.)
- www.hawaii-county.com/general_plan_rev/main.htm
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- *** Please join us in planning for our future.
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- HAWAII COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES
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- This site lists Public Hearings (i.e. Commission
Hearings:
- Planning, Liquor, etc.,) Bills/Ordinances Passed and
Public
- Notices (Applications to the Planning Director -
Plan
- Approval, Variances, Additional Farm Dwellings,
Ohana, etc.,)
- etc. This site is frequently updated, so please
regularly
- return to it for the latest announcements.
-
- Hawaii County Public Notices
- http://www.midweek.com/hscpn/Hawaii/index.html
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- STATEWIDE GOVERNMENT SITES:
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- Hawaii County Website
- http://www.hawaii-county.com/
- City & County of Honolulu
- http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/
- Maui County Website
- http://www.co.maui.hi.us/
- Kauai County Website
- http://www.kauaigov.org/
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- State of Hawaii Website
- http://www.ehawaiigov.org/main/html/
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- COMMUNITY CALENDARS OF EVENTS
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- For community events please use the web-based
calendar links.
- Add your own events to the respective calendars so
others can
- get the word and not conflict with your plans.
-
- Hawaii Visitors and Conventions Bureau Calendar
- http://calendar.gohawaii.com/
- Hawaii.com Calendar
- http://www.hawaii.com/events/
- Alternative-Hawaii Calendar
- http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/calendar.htm
- Kamuela.com Calendar
- http://kamuela.com/calendar/default.asp
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- Peter T. Young, Deputy Managing Director
- County of Hawaii, Office of the Mayor
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- Hanama Place, Suite 103
- 75-5706 Kuakini Highway
- Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
- E-Mail: cohdmd@interpac.net
- Telephone: (808) 329-5226; Facsimile: (808)
326-5663
- Visit the Hawaii County Website www.Hawaii-County.com
- E-Mail direct link to County of Hawaii
- Office of Information & Complaints: cohinfo@interpac.net
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