HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWPC 041 08/24/1999 1998-2000 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS
DATE: August 24, 1999 RE: COMM. NO. 401 /BILL NO. 116
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Pazks, to which was referred Communication No. 401, and
attached Bill No. 116, reports as follows:
The purpose of Bill No. 116 is to amend Chapter 24, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995
Edition) relating to vehicles and traffic by setting of speed limits on Kaupaku`ea Homestead Road.
Communication No. 401 is from Deputy Chief Engineer Jiro A. Sumada, dated July 26, 1999,
transmitting Bill No. 16 for the Council's review and consideration. Mr. Sumada states that this
request is to establish speed limits along Kaupaku`ea Homestead Road. A speed study was
conducted, and found that speed limits of 20 and 30 miles per hour to be appropriate for this
roadway.
Mr. Roger Mosher, President of the Kaupaku`ea Homestead Road Association, informed Your
Committee that the residents aze in support of this measure, however, suggested that speed limits of
25 and 35 miles per hour would be more appropriate instead.
In discussion, Your Committee came to a consensus that the recommendation made by the
Department of Public Works Traffic Division is sufficient for this roadway.
Council Member J. Curtis Tyler voted kanalua two times.
Your Committee is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 116, and recommends that it
pass first reading.
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ARAKAKI E. O. M. X ADOPTED: SEP 0 9 1999