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From: Mark [mark@hualalai.org]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 6:20 PM 2008 JUN 16 99 11, 1.9
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Waimea Troubles ~r'
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June 12, 2008
Hawaii County Council
C/o Casey Jarman
County Clerk
Ben Franklin Tower
333 Kilauea Avenue
Hilo, HI 96720.
Re: Bill 285
Council members
Over the last several years Waimea town has grown tremendously. Traffic has increased exponentially, while infrastructure
has not. Our current lack of infrastructure is negatively impacting our quality of life. Pressure on our community has been
incredible. Commuting through our small 4 mile town during peak traffic, can take as long as an hour, and many thousands of
motorists commute daily through our town to and from the resorts daily. (@4 miles an hour) Our community desperately
needs traffic circulation improvements. As fuel prices have spiked, townspeople are resorting to other modes of
transportation as well, including, bicycling, walking, running or riding horses to their destinations, however, we do not have the
infrastructure needed to safely facilitate alternate modes of transportation. We have no bike lanes, a shortage of cross walks
and virtually no sidewalks. We have no trailways or interconnected parks, and we desperately need them. We need the
Waimea trails and greenways project to for allow for alternative modes of transportation, to foster community pride. Daily
cars, trucks, and long haul vehicles from Kawaihae and Hilo harbors transverse the failing bridges in Waimea. In conjunction
with the Waimea trails and green ways project, our bridges desperately need replacement. Additionally our community also
needs a district park, and comprehensive planning and design. I urge to to approve all of the projects slated for South Kohala
under Bill 285.
Sincerely yours,
Mark & Laura Boehm
Taxpayer constituent
P.O. Box 1747
Kamuela Hawaii
Mark Boehm
Technology Coordinator
Hualalai Academy
mar..k@hua..l..alai,.org
www.hualalai.org
808-326-9866
Hualalai Academy is a K-12 college preparatory school that empowers students through an integrated curriculum and
experiential learning to develop their academic, artistic, social and physical skills. We provide a safe, healthy and nurturing
environment that encourages exploration, community involvement and lifelong learning.
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