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REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS
DATE: January 21, 1997 RE: COMM. NO. 76
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks, to which was referred Communication No. 76 and
attached Bill No. 26, reports as follows:
The purpose of Bill No. 26 is to amend Chapter 24, Article 7, Section 24-153.4(a)(1) by adding
language which provides that permits for construction projects shall be submitted at least
fourteen days before the date of the activity. This would create an exception from the usual
application deadline, which is 30 days prior to the date of the proposed event or activity, for
construction activities.
Communication No. 76 is a letter from Chief Engineer Donna Fay K. Kiyosaki, dated
December 27, 1996, which transmits Bill No. 26 to the Council for its consideration. In
Communication No. 76, the Chief Engineer states that the requirement to apply for a road
closure permit at least thirty days prior to the proposed action is not reasonable for construction
projects. She further states that after meeting with a representative of the Police Department, the
Department of Public Works concluded that the submittal date for construction projects should
be fourteen days instead of thirty.
In addition to the information contained in Communication No. 76, Your Committee also
considered testimony from Mr. Richard Nishimura of the County of Hawaii's Department of
Public Works' Traffic Division and Sgt. Jay Enanoria of the Hawaii County Police Department.
Mr. Nishimura and Sgt. Enanoria both expressed that unpredictable weather changes as well as
delays in equipment shipments have resulted in the abrupt halting of construction projects. The
proposed fourteen day notification period would assist the Public Works Department in
rescheduling these projects. During discussion it was noted that this amendment only applies to
construction projects. All other road closure permit applications must be filed 30 days before
the requested closure date.
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No testimony in oppositi ~ this bill was offered.
Your Committee is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 26 and recommends that it
pass first reading.
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