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From: Sara Steiner :_,
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 10:31 AM - t
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Bill 131 Puna Alternate Routes , c -;
Dear County Council,
I thought we gave testimony on Feb 6 on this bill, but I guess we gotta do it again!!!
There is no reason not to accept this money. You were all put on notice that the residents living below Pahoa off
Highway 130 have no alternate route whatsoever because the Chain of Craters Road is always closed. This includes
thousands of residents living in Leilani Estates, Pohoiki,Opihikao, Puna Palisades, Kehena, Seaview, Kaimu, Kalapana
Gardens, Black Sands and everywhere along the Red Road and Highway 130..
The problem of no emergency roads have been building for decades, and yes, Land and Power in Hawaii is alive and well
as we speak. You can see how the 2018 recovery funds have been spent, hundreds of millions of dollars but we still
don't have roads, boat ramps or any money for remaining residents to mitigate the tens of thousands of extra miles
driven since 2018,just to get to Pahoa...
Time for you to rectify the wrongs of your greedy predecessors!!! Pass the Bill,get the Study done and Open The_Roads
before we have another eruption or uncontrolled blowout at Puna Geothermal Ventures since the County of Hawaii is
on the hook for responding to their emergencies, PGV has got it made,washed their hands of any responsibility for the
community by making emergency response up to someone other then themselves!
Sara Steiner
Comm. No. J.
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1 Ref. DateFEB 2 1 2024