HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 1021.007 2006-2008
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K. ANGEL PILAGO Fax :(808) 329-4786
Council Vice Chair Email: kapilago@co.hawaii.hi.us
Council Member, District 8
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HAWAPI COUNTY COUNCIL
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Kailua Trade Center
75-5706Hananta Place, Suite 109
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
DATE: April 22, 2008
TO: Pete Hoffmann, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawai'i County Council
FROM: K. Angel m
Council Member RE: Proposed Amendment to Bill 251, Draft (Relating to an inance Amending
Chapter 24 of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended),
Relating to Vehicles and Traffic)
Attached is a proposed amendment to Bill 251, Draft 2. The proposed amendment is to clarify
that reference to all vehicular traffic moving in the eastbound direction only from 3:30 p.m. to
6:30 p.m., except holidays, applies to all "general public" vehicular traffic, therefore, SECTION
1 of Bill 251, Draft 2, is amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 1. Chapter 24, article 10, division 2, section 24-267, schedule 15 (One way
streets), subsection (f) Kona, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended) is
amended by adding the following to be appropriately numbered and to read as follows:
( ) Haleki'i Street. All general public vehicular traffic shall move in the
eastbound direction only from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays, for the Haleki'i Street Extension (four thousand
feet), extending from the Mamalahoa Highway Bypass to a point 600 feet
makai of the Muli Street intersection."
Proposed amendments are ramseyered and bolded against Bill 25, Draft 2. This proposed
amendment is incorporated into the attached proposed draft of Bill 251, Draft 3.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983
(2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 24, article 10, division 2, section 24-267, schedule 15 (One way
streets), subsection (f) Kona, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended) is
amended by adding the following to be appropriately numbered and to read as follows:
) Haleki`i Street. All general public vehicular traffic shall move in the
eastbound direction only from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays, for the Haleki`i Street Extension (four thousand
feet) extending from the Mamalahoa Highway Bypass to a point 600 feet
makai of the Muli Street intersection."
SECTION 2. New material is underscored. Material to be repealed is bracketed
and stricken. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material and stricken
material and underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall sunset six months after the opening of the
Haleki`i Street Extension for public use. Upon termination of the one-way restriction, the
Haleki`i Street Extension extending four thousand feet eastbound from the Mamalahoa
Bypass Highway will be closed to public traffic and will be available for emergency use
only.
SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance becomes effective after the new section of Haleki`i
Street is dedicated and accepted by the County of Hawaii and properly posted with
signage for one-way traffic restriction, and after the following mitigative measures are
implemented and accepted by the County ofHawai`i:
A. Ali`i Drive in Keauhou area:
I . Construct eight foot walking path on makai shoulder of Ali` i Drive between
King Kamehameha III Road and Kaleiopapa Road.
2. Stripe left turn pockets and refuge lanes on Ali`i Drive at driveways and
intersections between King Kamehameha III Road and Kaleiopapa Road.
3. Clear vegetation at intersection to improve sight distance.
4. Convert Ali`i Drive-Kaleiopapa Road intersection to a three-way stop.
5. Install speed limit SMART signs on Ali`i Drive to assist in speed
enforcement.
6. Adjust signal timing and upgrade signal systems at the following intersections
to improve efficiency:
• Kuakini Highway-King Kamehameha III Road intersection.
• Ali`i Drive-King Kamehameha III Road intersection.
B. Haleki`i Street in Kealakekua area:
I . Install speed humps above Mamao Street and below Muli Street.
2. Construct raised or textured intersections with traffic circle at Mamao Street and
Muli Street.
3. Install speed limit SMART signs in commercial and residential sections of
Haleki`i Street.
4. Restrict truck traffic in the residential section of Haleki`i Street, Mamao
Street, Muli Street, and Nape Street.
5. Adjust signal timing and upgrade system at Haleki`i Street and Mamalahoa
Highway intersection.
6. Install pedestrian signal and mid-block crosswalk east of Mamao Street and
west ofMuli Street.