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REPORT OF THE FIRST JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING
ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS,
FINANCE, AND PLANNING
DATE: March 11, 2008 Re: Comm. 1020/Bill 250
PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa
78-128 Ehukai St.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 8:27 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council ,
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Because this item was one of several items on three committee agendas which were related,
Bill 250 was postponed to a Joint Committee Meeting on Planning, Finance, and Public Works
and Intergovernmental Relations, which was convened at the end of the scheduled committees
for the day. The Chairman of each committee consecutively called the meetings to order and i
relinquished their respective chairs to Council Chair Pete Hoffmann.
Your Committee on Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations, to which was referred in
Communication 1020, regarding Bill 250, reports as follows:
Bill 250, transmitted by Director of Public Works, Bruce McClure, via Communication 1020,
dated February 4, 2008, amends Chapter 24, Article 10, Division 1, Section 24-256, Schedule 4
(30 mile per hour limit), subsection (f) Kona, item (3), of the Hawaii County Code 1983
(2005 Edition, as amended) to read (3) Mamalahoa Highway, from a point four thousand one
hundred feet in a southerly direction from the terminus of the State Highway at Honalo to the
terminus of the State Highway at Captain Cook and also; adding ( ) Mamalahoa Highway, from
the terminus of the State Highway at Honalo to a point four thousand one hundred feet in a
southerly direction. In this request, it is further explained the proposed 4,100 feet of existing
road has numerous adjacent commercial developments. The 856, percentile speed is difficult to
determine due to the congestion and the 25 mph speed limit is recommended solely on the
activity of the roadway within this community.
Several comments from the public were presented on this proposed bill on February 20, 2008.
The "Kainaliu Crawl", affects all commuters heading north or southbound through this area.
Some express their concern of lowering the speed limit as the commute is already at a significant
slow pace during heavy traffic. Many pedestrians jaywalk in Kainaliu town and storefront
parking have also added to further traffic delays for commuters.
Committee Chair Brenda Ford relinquished her seat to Vice Chair Dominic Yagong on
February 20 and March 11, 2008 on this particular agenda item.
Mr. Ron Thiel, Traffic Division Chief; Mr. Bruce McClure, Director; and Mr. Jiro Sumada,
Deputy Director from the Department of Public Works (DPW) appeared before your committee.
JC-PWIRC; FC & PC REPORT NO. 3
Page 2 Communication No. 1020 / Bill 250
Mr. Thiel reiterated the explanation as provided in Communication 1020, dated February 4, 2008
by Mr. Bruce McClure.
Council Member Brenda J. Ford made a motion on February 20, 2008 to postpone consideration
of Bill 250 due to technical errors. This motion was duly seconded and approved. j
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Your Committee on Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations is in accord with the purpose
and intent of Bill 250, and recommends passage on first reading. j
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HIGA X FINANCE, AND PLANNING
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BRENDA J. FORD, AIR
IKEDA X PUB WORKS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL
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NAEOLE X DOMINIC YAGONG, IR
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YAGONG X K. ANG L PILA , CHAIR
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YOSHIMOTO X JC-PWIRC; Fkp~ P6 T PORT NO. 3
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