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RC.543-24
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Testimony for Resolution No. 543-24:
To: Councilmember Heather L. Kimball, Chair and Presiding Officer
Councilmember Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba,Vice Chair
Members of the County Council
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Date: Wednesday,July 10, 2024 :4-
Time: 9:00 a.m. -fy c.
Place: Hawai'i County Building `7s
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii
Support for Resolution No. 543 24
I strongly support Resolution No.543 24,which accepts the dedication of Kikau Place and Kuahiwi Place,
described as Roadway Lot 369, Pacific Heights Subdivision, Increment IV, identified as Tax Map Key: 2-4-
006:091, situated at Kukuau 1st, District of South Hilo, Island and County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii,from
HSC, Inc., a Hawaii corporation.
I am a resident of the Pacific Heights Subdivision, Increment IV(the"Subdivision"),which was developed
in approximately 1999 with the intention that Kikau Place and Kuahiwi Place(the"Roadway") be
dedicated to the County of Hawai'i ("County"). Unfortunately, the punch list items to complete the
dedication were not done until recently, and hence the Roadway has not been dedicated for 25 years.
As a result,the Subdivision has dealt with, among others,the following concerns:
• Uncertainty of maintenance and repair of the Roadway.
• Uncertainty of potential liability to residents of the Subdivision.
• Insufficient lighting due to streetlights not being turned on.
• Resulting public safety issues due to the insufficient lighting, such as a carjacking and drug
dealers using the neighborhood.
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Ref. Date 1 0 2024
We are extremely grateful for Councilmember Kagiwada and the Members of the Committee on
Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions for helping move this dedication forward. We are thankful that
after all these years,the developer has prepared a deed conveying the Roadway to the County; and the
Department of Water Supply,the Planning Department and the Department of Environmental
Management have all inspected and approved the Roadway. We fully support this Resolution and ask
that the County help make this Subdivision a safer and more livable neighborhood by finding that the
acceptance of the Roadway is in the public interest and adopting the Resolution.
Thank you for your consideration.
Masafumi Honda