COM 0030.000 2000-2002 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

~ q~f~ f 74-5,00 hl9ledono Sl U A~af/IIO~ KBAUe4(ona, HI OB740 A! i~ I/~gres of . , La 9'oprr~r.4ssiotcrlabTov~ _ r- r September 18, 2000 . 77399 Nalani St Suite 104 Katlua-Kona, Hi 96740-8980 = w c~ Dear Councilman Tyler• I would like to extend the appreciation from our community of Kanlohale for your efforts in trying to resolve the issues at harxl regarding the students of Kealakehe High School We have had safety and nuisance Issues of the swdents using Keanalehu Drne, which fronts the subdivision of Le 'I'opua , as a place for the high schod students to congregate and use this road as a drag stop during the lunch break end after schod hours Homeowners along the fronfage road have observed this display on a daily bases beginning with the last school year, dunng summer sdaol, and now during the new school year The students are parking on this street, hiding In the bushes rather then being In school, doing drugs on the street and drag rating from one end of the road to the other We are very contained far the safety of our chdtlren who are dropped off at the comer of Keanalehu Drne and Haleolono Street by the school bus and other crUzens coming and gang from our subdrvisron One of our board members has been meeting with the High School and the Police Department as well as our community to try to restive this problem We are proposing that the County of Hawaii install "No Parklny Slpns between Sam - 330pm Mon - Frl" on Keanalehu Drne between Kealakehe Parkway and Puohulihuli St With this In place, It will force the students of the high sdx~ol fo use their school parking lot, as there will be no other parking available to them If they continue to park here after the signs are posted, they will be subjected to cdatxxis repeatedly This will get the attention of the parents who well then be responsible for their student's actions Hopefully this will also eliminate the congregating, the passing of illegal drugs, liter on the street and hiding In the bushes N that bush area is deaned out by the state, then these children have no choice but to stay in Bass Because this particular road is a county road, we ask that they come and Gean the Irter that has accumulated dunng the past year I hope that the Council will fake a hard look at this problem and address it accordingly This problem needs to be taken care of immediately before one of our children Is senously hurt We look forward to hearing from you Dora Aio Kaniohale Association Vice President Cc LaVeme KahoahFQumones, Board Member