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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 557 (~S
A RESOLUTION REQUIRING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII MASS TRANSIT
AGENCY TO CREATE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT PARK AND
RIDE FACILITIES AT DESIGNATED SITES ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 19 WITHIN
COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.
WHEREAS, in 2005, the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency created kokua zones
to allow for free use of the county busing system; and
WHEREAS, since the creation of the kokua zones, the number of riders using the bus
has more than doubled; and
WHEREAS, approximately 24 buses a day travel through Council District 1 from East
Hawaii to West Hawaii and back; and
WHEREAS, these buses have an average occupancy of 94 percent for these trips through
Council District 1; and
WHEREAS, approximately 500 riders board or exit the bus within Council District 1 on
a daily basis; and
WHEREAS, riders of the bus must stand alongside State Highway 19 to wait for the bus
to stop and pick them up on the shoulder of the highway; and
WHEREAS, the lack of sufficient pullout areas causes traffic to back up when the bus is
stopped for the loading and unloading of passengers; and
WHEREAS, passengers awaiting transportation are in close proximity to passing
vehicles creating the potential for traffic accidents; and
WHEREAS, the rider information tracked by the Mass Transit Agency shows that the
communities of Papa`ikou, Pepe`ekeo, Laupahoehoe, and the Lakeland Subdivision in Kamuela
have high ridership numbers that warrant the construction of park and ride facilities that consist
of parking lots and bus shelters; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Mass Transit Agency is required to enter into a partnership with the State of Hawaii Department
of Transportation to identify locations within Papa`ikou, Pepe`ekeo, Laupahoehoe, and the
Lakeland Subdivision for the design and construction of park and ride facilities; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Mayor Harry Kim, the Director of Mass Transit, and the State of
Hawaii Department of Transportation Highway Division.
Dated Hilo , Hawaii, this 25th day of March > 2008.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMB R, C OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS Ex
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I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN
[he vote indicated [o the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of [he IKEDA
County ofHawai`ion March 25, 2008
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