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To: Gary Safarik For the Council Meeting on May 6th
Bob Jacobson
From: Catherine S. Durnoa.d
Robert 1I. Emery
Re: 1?eso~aetson 65-a~3 n~r;r€~val of']7he f~cate between Ainaloa atr~d Haa~sP€tlattri Acres
Council ~'Iembers:
We sport the efforts of Cu?ancil°~n }acobson and Councihraara Safarik on resolution 65-03 "Removal of
the gatd between Hawaiian. ~~.;res and Airlalo;a". We also support the efforts of the citizens of Puna to have die
gate remcavef.l or capened. Tlae ir~t~ llatioai of t.l:; gate- 2 araontlis ~t:~R ~i-e moved to our residence near the
comer of Road 7 grad Re'd I? is: ?~:~wai?.~ra ~.cres was not factssied into our decision to ,wove to I-Ia~saiian
:acres and lies ti~ad~, an ec~n::=nie impact on €<]r live3. Our residence is less than 2 miles from the gate and
over 4 aroiles Pram I-Iwy 11.
The cl~ure for work tras~>^I e;tly costs us :approximately $4.75 per day (or over extra $102 per ~aonth) based
on the rouY~idt~ip rules traveled to go from izawaaian Acres through Keaau and back down Ilwy 130, to
I~P/!kuu Drive and I~eh~i~a. respectiac;ly. As I snake only $7A0 per hour, end worl~ 5 - 4-hour days a
week, I lose $1. St? per sway `rom ?rly .p;e-t;a~. earniaa~s of $21§.0, and :add one hour to my wcrkinW tirale
roundtrip. Mr. Fraea~y loses X3.25 per da3 :arE:l adds. one unpaid working hour to b:s roundtrip at. $24.00 per
hoilr. The pre-ta,> loss for ?Lh-. Ernery is r.:ot az•, reef although the hour of travel is lost wark tune.
Our,fig~,ares are based on srfa~ath traffic '[tint.- <f'•. the posted speed limits. rlrlaen the bumper-to-bur~aper tra~ic
caused by the ne>.s~ stapl rgllt :.rt K~>>;neha:~,h;; vchool intersectic~?, aasd the Keaa?r traff is light as factored ir,
the d®ss of time o~d ~azolse~ uses eonslaler€rf~~t°. I took the position I did beeaus~; the travel to work was only
12 mira~tes at the posted ..::pe~<:.:1 limit:; tlarcuv~la Airaaloa subdivision to Makuu Drive. Thera are ti<~aaes when it
leas taken over 45 srirfa"ss to trave'•_: frown my home to 11 through K`~,a~ to Ilwy 130 to 1~•lakuu
Drive. There is also the v-3f::~:>- factor of trs~ir:~ to make a left turn into on-coani`~G traffic fror•1 residents of
I-~P. The 1~:;I' taart> frown :din^:loa I31vd onto Ilwy 130 is somewhat safer because the bulk. of traffic comes
froara II~P daring the schoal fear.
T.:_ "..:,1 used is also an ~;xtr~ 2.3 gallons per day or 50 gallons per month. As a county fleet is dedicated to
keeping things green and he~l?ing tlae econorliics of the Hilo side of the Big Island, the zxtra fuel uses:, is a
waste of resources and adds to thy pollutiot] ~s~ our environment. 1
f
you raa~ltiply thrs :.paste by 10 (a >>ery low
estinaata of
the n?rfnber of
pec.le ::•I?a wo>31d =.<.s? the road daily), the Lvaste is 6®135 ~~Ilea~s off~ael~aer3=egg car
$12,t~P~ th34t cou_11 be absc ?-e~1 by the b?,:siF?esses in our districts rather than the orl congdon;erates. The
largest porti:,n of our frie?ad~ lives ir] lor~-br Y=.-ina (I-IPP, Kelnen~~, Opihikaa, and I-Iawaiiar Shores). LUe also
used the-hot ponds many es=:~ ~ iran~. Due to ilia excess travel time, and fue l expense, we malte decisions more
judaciously about visiting and. in v~ ~;rlce visit sass frequently.
Addataonally, how long does it take the fire, police, or ambulance to respond from Pahoa if the Keaau stations
are already out on a run? A:4ready the l.ianit ~n response time for a heart attack iss close to the edge of the
"golden ltaaa". So add anoth~'• 301iainutcs to gdt all the way around Keaau from Pahoa.
My last point is thy; federal funditflg usmd to Lund the Ainaloa Road. No one has been able to answer my
question on hoa~° federal tax dollars wee tls~;d to build a private road.:3ny federal project is subject to
disclairaiers aboufi prejudicE %?gair^.~t race, sex.; age, disabilities, r>;;lagion, etc. Dc need to add "residence
location" t€1 that list? Did :~.ina.loa horr~uowrsers association use the federal n.aney to put the gate in? To
repair the gate? To move the gate to a avcord location? t}Iill they rase federal sands to if they ]r,ust remove
+aae gate?
Thank you for your time.
~ks=~.
From: Catherine Dumond To: Csazy Safarik anal Bob dac^'aor, Data 4/30/2003 Time: 10:05:42 AM Page 1 of 2
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Mr. Jacobson and M.. ~ .
attached is a letter in support o~resolution
b5~--0~. Is there any other help we may offer? Our
home phone is 982-5264. and Cathy's at work is
982-~77~
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Sincerely,
Catherine S. Dumond and Robert H. Emery
Phone: 808 982-5264, Fax:
To: Gary Sa#a:`k and Bob Date: 4/30/2003
Jat~nhonn
From : Gather;,
~e Dumond Pages: 2
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