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Sent: Monday, May 19, 2025 4:00 PM
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To: Council Testimony
Subject: Waikoloa Second Road
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Aloha Chair and Members of the Council,
My name is Kirsten Moe and I'm a Waikoloa Village resident and parent. I am testifying
in support of Communication 159.41 to amend Bill No.
32, Draft 2. I fully support this
amendment for funding the initial engineering of Waikoloa's second arterial road.
This road will give me and my family a deeper sense of safety in case of a wildfire. I
have family who barely escaped with their lives from Lahaina, but who lost their homes
and possessions. Soon after escaping the flames, my niece had to give birth to her baby
in a tent at the S-turn shelter. We do not want to suffer the horror that Lahaina
residents went through and are still recovering from years later.
Waikoloa Village is one of the fastest -growing communities on the Big Island, with
housing plans set to double the population over the next 20 years. No community should
have to rely on a single road in an emergency. Especially not a community as vulnerable
to a major wildfire disaster as Waikoloa Village. In 2021, the largest wildfire in the
history of the state burned within 3 miles of the Village. This is a very real danger to our
community.
We know you face tough budget decisions, but this is a rare opportunity to prevent
disaster rather than react to it. Your'yes' vote will save lives. We're hopeful that with
your leadership, we can finally move forward in securing the second road that our
community has needed for years.
Thank you for considering this critical amendment. We are counting on your leadership
to address our community's safety needs. We humbly ask for your yes' vote on this
amendment.
Thank You,
Kirsten Moe
Waikoloa
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