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<br /> <br />Wil Okabe <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br />July 15, 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i Appeals to Community to Drive with Aloha, Stay Safe on <br />Saddle Road <br /> <br />The County of Hawai‘i is appealing to the community to drive with caution and Aloha, <br />and stay safe while on (Saddle Road). There are many people and vehicles along the <br />side of the road near the Mauna Kea Access Road, so please drive with caution. <br /> <br />The main mission of the Hawai‘i Police Department, which is present at the Access <br />Road, is to keep the people safe and to maintain a safe flow of traffic on the Daniel K. <br />Inouye Highway. <br /> <br />“We want to keep this as peaceful as possible, and the Hawai‘i Police Department is <br />asking for your help to keep the Saddle Road open and safe for everybody,” the Mayor <br />said. “We are all ‘ohana of this Island community.” <br /> <br />Kim expressed appreciation of the protestors’ conduct at the Pu’uhonua site. <br /> <br />“The main thing is to respect each other, and to keep everyone safe and in peace,” <br />Mayor Kim said. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />