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SILL NO. 71
(Draft 3)
OIZI7INANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983
(1995 EDITION), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 24, article 10, division 8, section 24-293, schedule 41 (Use of
certain streets by certain vehicles restricted), subsection (a) Hamakua, of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (1995 edition), is amended by deleting the following items:
[(1) Vehicle with a capacity ofthree-quarters of a ton or over:
(A) Pakalana Street between Lehua Street and Kukui Street in a northerly
direction except that any vehicle equipped with safety brakes consisting of
an automatic spring that will actuate the brakes when the air pressure drops
below sixty pounds per square inch may be operated during the hours when
Honokaa High and Elementary School is not in session. All vehicles
equipped with safety brakes shall first be checked and approved by the chief
engineer of the department of public works before they are operated on such
street. The approval of the chief engineer shall be valid for a period of three
months.
(B) Waipio Valley Road in Hamakua from the top of the lookout to the bottom
of the valley, restricted to four-wheel drive vehicles only.
(C) Makai-bound traffic shall yield to mauka-bound traffic on the access road
into Waipio Valley.]
SECTION 2. Chapter 24, article 10, division 8, section 24-293, schedule 41 (Use of
certain streets by certain vehicles restricted), subsection (a) Hamakua, of the Hawaii County
Code 1983 (1995 edition), is amended by adding the following to be appropriately numbered and
to read as follows:
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Pakalana Street, from Lehua Street to Mamane Street makai bound only
Any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than ten
thousand pounds shall not travel in the makai-bound direction
This restriction shall be lifted durine emergencies as may be declared by the
office of civil defense.
Waipi`o Valley Access Road.
Restricted to all-wheel drive vehicles only.
Any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating~GVWR) of more than ten
thousand Hounds shall not travel on this road. This restriction shall not be
applicable to utilit~emer ency or delivery vehicles providing services to
business establishments and residents in Waipi`o Valley
Vehicle shall be eng_a~ed in all-wheel drive mode.
Makai-bound vehicle shall yield to mauka-bound vehicle.
These restrictions may be lifted during emergencysituations as deemed
necessary by the Civil Defense A ency,
SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New material is underscored. In
printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material and underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to
this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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C CI ~ MEMB ~ , C LINTY F HAWA
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction: July 6, 2001
Date of 1st Reading: July 31, 2001
Date of 2nd Reading: August 15, 2001
Effective Date: Au44gu s t 2 4, 2 0 01
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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
County of Hawaii
xilo ,Hawaii
(DRAFT 3 )
ROLL CALL VOTE
Introduced By: Leningrad Elarionoff AYES NOES ABS EX
Date Introduced: July 6 , 2 0 01 Arakaki X
First Reading: July 31, 2 0 01 Chung X
Published: N/A Elarionoff X
Jacobson X
REMARKS: Deferred - July 6, 2001 Leithead-Todd X
Pisicchio X
Safarik X
Tyler X
Yagong X
9 0 0 0
Second Reading: August 15, 2001 ROLL CALL VOTE
To Mayor: August 16, 2001 AYES NOES ABS EX
Returned: Au~u s t 2 4, 2 0 0 1 Arakaki X
Effective: August 24 2001 Chung X
Published: September 9. 2001 Elarionoff X
Jacobson X
REMARKS: Leithead-Todd X
Pisicchio X
Safarik X
Tyler X
Yagong X
9 0 0 0
I DO HEREBYCERTIFYthat the.foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council published as
indicated above.
APPROVED AS TO
FORM AND LEGALITY:
C UNCIL CHA/RMAN
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CORPORATION COUNSEL
CO TY OF HAWAII
COUNTY CLERK
Date
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Approve isapproved this
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