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+tV as yt~ COUNTY OF HAWAII • ~J. ~ ~l~•i. • ° RESOLUTION NO. 622 STATE OF HAWAII 08 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII MASS TRANSIT AGENCY TO CREATE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES AT DESIGNATED SITES ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 130 AND STATE HIGHWAY 137 WITHIN COUNCIL DISTRICT 5. WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency created kokua zones to allow for free use of the County busing system; and WHEREAS, since the creation of the kokua zones, ridership has more than doubled; and WHEREAS, approximately seven buses a day travel through Council District 5 from Kalapana along State Highway 137 through Pahoa, past the Maku`u Farmer's Market along State Highway 130, into Kea`au Village, and then into Hilo; and WHEREAS, these buses have an average occupancy of 83 percent; and WHEREAS, approximately 325 riders board or exit the bus on a daily basis within Council District 5; and WHEREAS, riders of the bus must stand alongside State Highways 137 and 130 to wait for the bus to stop and pick them up on the shoulder of the highway; and WHEREAS, the lack of sufficient pullout areas causes traffic to back up when the bus is stopped for the loading and unloading of passengers; and WHEREAS, passengers awaiting transportation are in close proximity to passing vehicles creating the potential for traffic accidents; and WHEREAS, rider information tracked by the Mass Transit Agency shows that the communities of Kalapana, Pahoa, Kea`au and the Maku`u Farmlot Subdivision near Ainaloa Subdivision have ridership numbers that warrant the construction of park and ride facilities that consist of parking lots and/or bus shelters; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY TAE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the Mass Transit Agency is requested to enter into a partnership with the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation to identify locations within the communities of Kalapana, Pahoa, Kea`au and the Maku`u Farmlot Subdivision near the Ainaloa Subdivision for the design and construction of park and ride facilities; and ~ • ' ,• , •:~ ..