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; = y~,~~y. Donna Pay K Kiyosaki
Stephen K. Yamashiro Chief Engineer
Mayor . ~ Jiro A. Sumach
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
25 Aupuni Street, Room 202 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252
(808) 961-8321 Fax (808) 961-8630
Apri] 27, 1998
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TO: Honorable Chairman and Members ,
Hawaii County Council
THRU: Donna Fay K. Kiyosaki, hief Ern ~y~,e.,e~r
FROM: R. Nishimura, Traffic Division p~p~1
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 222 98 (Draft 2) v
The subject resolution dispenses with the enforcement of Chapter 24, Section 24-216 of the Hawaii
County Code 1983 for a three month moratorium period for all metered parking stalls in downtown Hilo.
We monitored [he parking situation in downtown Hilo during the first half of the moratorium, March I to
Apri] 15, ] 998, and have the following comments.
1. The Downtown Improvement Association (DIA) did not "bag" all the meters as they said
they would. Consequently, some motorists are unaware of the free parking and are still
feeding the "unbagged" meters.
2. Long term parking zones are less occupied. It appears that employees and employers are
parking within short term parking zones closer to their businesses. The DIA's voluntary
enforcement plan does not seem to be working. Enforcement is required on a full-time
basis to minimize abuse of the short-term parking areas.
3. Many metered areas should continue to be metered because of high use and need for
parking turn-over. Meters can be eliminated in some areas that have minimal use. Some
short term parking areas should be converted to long-term parking areas.
4. Availability of parking is presently not a problem in downtown Hilo because many retail
floor areas are vacant. However, if these vacant spaces become occupied, parking will
become a problem again.
We do not feel that continuation of [he moratorium beyond the 3-month period or permanent removal of
the meters will have a positive long-term benefit for downtown Hilo.
ec: Downtown Improvement Association
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