HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWIRC 042 11/06/2007 2006-2008 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
DATE: November 6, 2007 Re: Comm. No. 768/Res. 395-07
PLACE: Council Chambers
Ben Franklin Bldg., 2"d Floor
333 Kilauea Avenue
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
TIME: 12:45p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations, to which was referred
Communication 768, regarding Resolution 395-07, reports as follows:
Resolution 395-07, transmitted by Councilmember K. Angel Pilago via Communication 768, dated
October 22, 2007, requesting the Mayor to form a task force for the purpose of creating a safe pathway
for pedestrians, bicyclists and joggers traveling within the Kealakehe School Complex.
Your Committee heard from Councilmember K. Angel Pilago presenting a timeline of Kealakehe
Pedestrian Pathway from its officially designated perpetual easement in 2001. The County of Hawaii
(Department of Public Works) constructed the current connector road between the Kealakehe School
Complex and Villages of La`i`opua beginning September 24, 2007. Safety issues were raised by
several committees of concerned agencies and organizations regarding the closure of the Kealakehe
Pedestrian Pathway during the construction period with the exception for school bus service. It was
also the consensus of this committee to support healthy lifestyles and safe routes to school and allow
the Mayor to consider forming a task force to discuss alternate routes for pedestrians, bicyclist and
joggers traveling within the Kealakehe School Complex.
Your Committee heard testimony from the public, and all members of the public spoke in support of
this resolution.
Your Committee on Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations is in accord with the purpose and
intent of Resolution 395-07, and recommends its adoption.
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