HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0159.024 2024-2026From: glow glowhawaii.corn
Sent: Friday, April 4, 2025 10:46 AM
To: Council Testimony
Cc: wildfirewaikoloa.gmail.com@send.mailerlite.eu; Julia Alos
Subject: Testimony in support of funding for the initial engineering of Waik6loa's second
arterial road
Mayor Kimo Alameda,
The safety and well-being of the over 7,500 residents of Waik6loa Village are at increasing risk due to
devastating wildfire potential. Our single point of access makes rapid evacuation in the event of a
fast-moving fire a dire concern. The County itself recognized this critical vulnerability in the 2008
Waikoloa Village Plan, designating a second access road as a "very high priority." Seventeen years
later, this priority remains unfunded. We implore you to include funding for the initial engineering of
Waik6loa's second arterial road in the 2025 Capital Budget. This is not merely our fear; it is the
County's own acknowledged necessity.
Mahalo nui loa,
Olelo pa'a Ogawa & Ohana
Concerned Waikoloa Residents (Born and Raised in Hawaii)
Olelo pa'a Ogawa
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