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From: Brian Burau [bbburau @hotmail.com] t
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 8:06 PM
To: Dominic Yagong; counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: bike & pedestrian access -Y
Dear Councilperson Yagong:
We strongly support bicycle and pedestrian access on Mamalahoa Bypass from Haleki'i Street to
the Alii Drive terminus in Keauhou. As a constituent and a resident of this island, I enjoy walking
and bicycling for exercise, to get to work or shopping or school and I would like to be able to use
this route on my bicycle or by walking.
We ask you to amend Bill 260 to require Corporation Counsel to negotiate bicycle and pedestrian
access on this road.
There are several reasons why it is important to make the Mamalahoa Bypass accessible to
pedestrians and bicyclists:
1. The Ordinances that uphold this legal agreement refer to opening the road to Public Traffic. The
definition of Traffic in the Hawaii County Code includes pedestrians and bicyclists (Ch 24, Article 1
Section 24 -3). We feel that the current prohibition of bicyclists and pedestrians may currently be
illegal under this definition.
2. The Bypass offers a much safer alternative to walking or bicycling along Kuakini Highway
through the narrow sections in Keauhou Mauka, Honalo and Kainaliu. By opening the Bypass we
make it safer for bicyclists and pedestrians and we make it easier on car drivers who may be
worried about hitting a bicyclist or pedestrian, especially when school resumes in early August and
roads become more congested.
3. Hawaii County is among the most unhealthy counties in our nation
( http:// www .countyhealthrankings.orgf). We need places to walk and bike to maintain a healthy
lifestyle. We have very few public trails, pathways or bikeways. Opening the Mamalahoa Bypass to
bicyclists and pedestrians provides an opportunity for Hawaii County residents to get exercise on a
daily basis.
Please amend Bill 260 to require Corporation Counsel to allow bicyclists and pedestrians to access
Mamalahoa Bypass.
Mahalo,
Brian Burau
Waimea
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