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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 386 0~7
RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS AND
OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS NOT TO NEGOTIATE ANY COMMERCIAL LEASES
FOR BIG BOX STORES OR OTHER SUPER STORES IN SOUTH HILO UNTIL
THERE IS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE BETWEEN HILO AND PUNA.
WHEREAS, traffic has become a major concern on the Big Island and in recent years
has affected the quality of life for East Hawaii residents; and
WHEREAS, over the yeazs, shopping centers have been developed in the South Hilo
area between Lanikaula and Kahaopea Streets, attracting not just Hilo residents, but also
residents from Hamakua, Volcano and Puna; and
WHEREAS, for residents from outlying rural azeas, the only way to access these
shopping centers in South Hilo is to utilize Highways 19 and 11; and
WHEREAS, Puna is said to be one of the fastest growing areas in the State of Hawaii;
and
WHEREAS, being an outlying rural area, Puna lacks the shopping centers that exist in
South Hilo; and
WHEREAS, most Puna residents travel the sole route into and out of Puna, via
Highways 130 and 11, to frequent shopping centers in South Hilo; and
WHEREAS, shoppers in the centers along Maka`ala Street and East Puainako Street will
attest to the ever-growing traffic congestion and the frequency of accidents into and out of these
shopping centers; and
WHEREAS, any more stores, particularly big box stores or super stores with parking
lots the size of football fields, will compound the existing traffic problem; and
WHEREAS, the Puna Community Development Plan Transportation Working Group,
among other things, has called for Railroad Avenue in Hilo to be extended to Shower Drive in
Kea`au; and
WHEREAS, this proposed route between Hilo and Kea`au would help to relieve some of
the congestion that is currently occurring on Highways 130 and 11, without the addition of a big
box store or super store; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands or any other property owner in
the South Hilo area should not negotiate any more commercial leases for big box stores or super
stores in the South Hilo area until the Department of Transportation completes this alternate
route between Hilo and Puna; and
WHEREAS, since the Department of Transportation does not list the alternate route
between Hilo and Ptrna as a project to occur in the next five years, the Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands and any other property owner considering negotiating a commercial lease for a big
box store or super store should encourage the Department of Transportation to expedite this
necessary alternate route; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and any other property owner should not negotiate a
commercial lease for a big box store or super store until an alternate route between Hilo and
Puna is constructed and existing traffic congestion is relieved; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this
resolution to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, the County Planning Department, the
Planning Commission, the Department of Public Works, and the Department of Finance.
Dated at Hilo , Hawaii, this 5th day of December , 2007.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCI EMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii FORD X
HIGA X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the IKEDA g
County ofHawai`ion December 5, 2007
JACOBSON g
NAEOLE g
ATTEST: PILAGO }t
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'yJ~f~,-~ Reference: C-759/PC -53
CQ N4'Y CLERK CHAIRMA & SIDIN ~ ICER RESOLUT[ON NO. `386 ~~I
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