HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWC 224 02/09/1988 1984-1988 REPORT OF THE
Cui dITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS
DATE: February 9, 1988
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 10 :00 a.m.
Chairman and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works to which was referred Communication
/No. 1314 and its attached Bill No. 432, reports as follows:
Bill 432 proposes to amend the Hawaii County Code 1983 ,
Section 24-267, Schedule 15, One Way Streets by adding Banyan Way.
The existing two way traffic pattern would be changed to one way
traffic going from the east (Puna ) to the west (Hamakua) . The
purpose of the bill is to eliminate left turns from Banyan Way onto
Kalanianaole Avenue and to eliminate left turns from Banyan Drive
onto Banyan Way, thus making the two intersections safer .
Your Committee on Public Works has reviewed Bill 432 on November 10,
1987 and recommended passage on first reading by the County Council
and referred the bill back to Committee for input from the Banyan
Drive Hotel Association.
The Committee Chairwoman reported during the February 9, 1988
Committee meeting that the Banyan Drive Association had no objections
to Bill 432.
Your Committee learned that the request for Bill 432 came from
Councilwoman Lorraine Jitchaku-Inouye and Committee member
Frank De Luz . Councilwoman Jitchaku-Inouye previously worked in the
Banyan Drive area and was aware that it was difficult for tour buses
and cars on Banyan Way to turn left onto Kalanianaole Avenue.
Your Committee understands that motorists on Banyan Drive who wish to
travel east on Kalanianaole would turn left at the signal at the
intersection of Kalanianaole Avenue and Banyan Drive. In response
to a Committee member ' s concern about the increased left turns at
Banyan Drive , the Traffic Division Head stated that most cars on
Kaneolehua coming from Puna turned left onto Kamehameha Avenue and
would not conflict with cars turning left onto Kamehameha Avenue from
Banyan Drive . He said that cars turning left from Banyan Way onto
Kalanianaole Avenue conflicted with both right turns and left turns
from Kalanianaole Avenue
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PWC- Page 2 February 9, 1987
Your Committee on Public Works recommends passage of Bill No. 432 on
final reading by the County Council .
ERLE K. LAI, HAIRWOMAN
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USSELL S. KOKUBUN, VICE CHR. FRANK DE LUZ III, MEMBER
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TAKASHI DOMINGO, MEMB HERWOOD R.'`H. GREENWELL, MEMBER
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