HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWPC 042 06/03/1997 1996-1998 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS
DATE: June 3, 1997 RE: COMM. NO. 322
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 9:05 a m.
Chairperson and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks, to which was referred Communication No. 322
and attached Bill No. 91, reports as follows:
The purpose of Bill No. 91 is to establish speed limits ranging from 25 mph to 40 mph along
Kamaoa Road between South Point Road and Route ] 1.
Bill No. 91 would amend chapter 24, article 10, division 1, section 24-255, schedule 3
(25 mile per hour limit), subsection (g) Puna, by adding the following item to be appropriately
numbered:
Kamaoa Road. from Route 11 to a point 0.4 mile west."
Bill No. 91 would also amend chapter 24, article 10, division 1, section 24-256, schedule 4
(30 mile per hour limit), subsection (g) Puna, by adding the following item to be appropriately
numbered:
Kamaoa Road. from a point 0.4 mile west of Route I 1 for a distance of 2.6 miles
towards South Point Road."
In addition, Bill No. 91 would amend chapter 24, article l0, division 1, section 24-259, schedule
7 (40 mile per hour limit), subsection (g) Puna, by adding the following item to be appropriately
numbered:
Kamaoa Road. from a point 3 miles west of Route 1 ] to South Point Road."
Communication No. 322 is a letter from Chief Engineer Donna Fay K Kiyosaki, dated
May ]9, 1997, which transmits Bill No. 91 to the Council for its consideration. The
Communication notes that after conducting a speed study, the Department found speeds ranging
from 25 to 40 mph to be appropriate speed limits for this road.
Public Works and Parks Committee Report
Comm. No. 322Bi11 No. 91
Page Two
No testimony in opposition to this bill was offered.
Your Committee is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 91 and recommends that it
pass first reading.
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AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted
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REYNOLDS X
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