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T0: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & PARKS
ATTN: DOMINIC YAGONG, CHAIR
FROM: SYLVIA K. TOMPKINS
P. 0. BOX 929 C7
KAMUELA, HI 96743 r•
SUBJECT: AGENDA FEBRUARY 3, 1998, Councilroom, 9:00'a.m.
RE: Comm. 687: (Bill 192)
I OFFER THE FOLLOWING AS AN ORAL TESTIMONY TO BE GIVEN BY DEBBIE TEXEIRA.
I am a landdwner in Kukuihaele and Waipio Valley and have been
witness to traffic congestion at the entrance/exit of Waipio
Valley and the immediate area including the Parks & Recreation
parking area which has 10 stalls (which is usually filled by
morning by people who have hiked down the Valley) and also
vehicles parked on both sides of the roadway leading to the
entrance of the Valley.
As recent as January 24th and 25th, as I entered and exited the
Valley, the congestion of vehicles including cars, 4-wheel drives,
tour vans and pedestrians made for a serious safety hazard.
The addition of a peddler parked alongside the road to the
Valley with his goods, an umbrella, 2-3 chairs with friends
certainly added to the chaos.
It is not my intent to single out a particular vendor but to
bring out the most obvious SAFETY. The mixture of people
utilizing this particular area includes residents, farmers of
the Valley, surfers, tourists, etc.
As is the practice, the engaging and disengaging of 4-wheel
drive is done in this area on the roadway as there is no room
for pulling to the side throughout the day.
As for the proposed restricted area, I suggest that the area
extends to include all the County Roadway to the Valley floor
as the chaos continues along this roadway with horse tours,
van tours, wagon tours, individuals on rented 4-wheel drives
and the mixture of people mentioned previously who utilize
the Valley.
I am sure that an on-site inspection of the areas mentioned
as inclusion to the restricted areas will give you a clear
picture of this serious situation.
THANK YOU.
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