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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS <br /> DATE: May 13, ] 997 RE: COMM. NO. ] 90/BILL NO. 58 <br /> PLACE: Kona Surf Resort <br /> TIME: 2:33 p_m. <br /> Chair and Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Public Works and Parks, to which was referred Communication No. 190 <br /> and attached Bill No. 58, reports as follows: <br /> The purpose of Bill No. 58 is to amend Chapter 24, Article 1 Q Section 24-280, Schedule 28 to <br /> prohibit parking along Kaleiopapa Street in Kona. Parking would be prohibited along both sides <br /> of Kaleiopapa Street beginning at a point 410 feet north of Ehukai Street and extending 410 feet <br /> in the northerly direction. <br /> Communication No. 190 is a letter from Chief Engineer Donna Fay K. Kiyosaki, dated <br /> February 26, 1997, which transmits Bill No. 58 to the Council for its consideration. <br /> In Communication No. 190, the Chief Engineer states that the Department received a request to <br /> prohibit parking along Kaleiopapa Street at its approach to the boat launch area from Mr. Steven <br /> Lim, Esq., who represents the Kamehameha Investment Corporation. This request, transmitted <br /> in Communication 190.01, states that the traffic and parking situation in the area has become <br /> both a safety and a management problem. <br /> <br /> In Communication No. 190 the Chief Engineer further states that this section of Kaleiopapa <br /> Street is narrow with irregular shoulders and that parked vehicles force pedestrians visiting the <br /> historical site to walk in the travelway. She proposes that prohibiting parking along this area <br /> will improve overall traffic safety. <br /> Past Council Action on Bill No. 58 <br /> Your Committee first discussed Bill No. 58 during its March 18, 1997 meeting. At this meeting <br /> Mr. Steven Lim and Mr. Richard Nishimura, of the County of Hawaii's Department of Public <br /> <br /> Works Traffic Division, spoke about the need to regulate parking in the area. During the <br /> ensuing discussion Council Member Joe Reynolds and Council Member Curtis Tyler expressed <br /> concern about the limited available parking in the area. <br /> After consideration of all of the above, Your Committee recommended that Bill No. 58 pass first <br /> reading. (See PW&P Committee Report No. 23) <br /> <br />