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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0101.043 1998-2000 GLEN HODSON'S 0 O M HUSTLER SPORTFIIS LUNG A DIVISION OF KONA TRADING CO INC. Sport Fishih'g d Pdradise iinrl 5 Ff'I 1 z: J A-#12-g) COU J z ( = F-:,`-`. .v.` Sol miLise s otla, _sit& wE -- R - EporcE or 161 , whOT e � n� -r1 �� r2 ADO To Aai -&/2 &y7 uL 7 7 1 7. C U , 0 A R-E rnio m LaS w,enT& tai (Ai 70 Hsi i ZOIW (OMEdn '7, oW. 700 IC .M )4K gal acae Comm. No. 101.43 P.O. Box 4976 Kailua -Kona, Hawaii 96745 File No.. FNDlB/Vl) (808) 329 -6303 Ref. To: C O U N C 1L Fax (808) 329 -6444 Ref. Date MAR 5 1991 0 0 Extend Lako Street Editor: I agree with Pat Lesher and all the other writers, Lako Street should be extended to Alii Drive. The sign at the top of Kupuna Street says, "no vehicles over 6,000 Ibs.," yet big rigs run up and down every hour. - Everyone breaks the law at the stop sign at the bottom of Kupuna Street. You must roll through the sign to see the traffic coming up from Alii Drive. The people living in Alii Kai must put up signs "please slow Kona un down don't run over our children." a a road u • Capt. Glen Hodson Kailna_Kona prel council OK By CANDACE PERRY the Lako Street connector. A West Hawaii Today developer has agreed to donate the HILO — Safety improvements land for the connection, saving the for Palani Road and a makai Lako county $I million in land acquisi- Street connection to Alii Drive tion costs, said Kona were approved unanimously Councilwoman Nancy Pisicchio. . Tuesday on first reading by the "The people want more mauka- County Council. makai roads," said Kona The council appropriated $1.8 Councilman Curtis Tyler. "There million to improve intersections, are few remaining parcels in the add left -turn pocket lanes, carry vicinity with a clear, undistilled out minor widening and eliminate pathway to Alii Drive." blind turns on Palani Road. The connector is expected to "At the Kona public hearing, we add 1,800 feet of road to improve were looking to spend money for traffic flow and provide an emer- public improvements," said gency evacuation route. Hamakua Councilman Dominic "This road will serve this need Yagong. "( Palani Road) was heard very well," Tyler said. "It is a quick loud and clear." way to access higher ground." Another $3 million was appro- Both bills will receive a final I priated for planning and design of vote in two weeks. • m� _ and s " as the Waikoloa -- . - , hts of the Rethink roadways making thi - ays I'm just gi Editor: It helps i on Earth' Before a four -lane Alii Highway Prising poi try expan- is built - I certainly hope the our times: Planning Department will give a Clinton gets Sam Ellis great deal of thought to extend. lie approval Pahoa Lako Street down to Alii Drive. It is a m )tions The people who live on Alii desire a simi Drive need a quicker exit other us make si Fix the intersection than Royal Poinciana. issues. Most Editor: l and res- The 25 mile speed limit is not a lot of time Captain Glen Hodson's letter to 1 but leav- adhered to on Kupuna Street which national ism you says "Everyone breaks the law 1 d in your is used as a major road (to Alii politicians r Need m o r e streets at the stop sign at the bottom of t rlooked Drive) all day I men and all night. us. We do Editor: Kupuna Street. You must roll it alters I invite anyone on the planning We want stuff t of other writers es add concerning through the sign to see the traffic t; committee to spend a day on my the movie I the "Kupuna Highway." coming up from to e ei t h e t i lulu in lanai to see and hear what we who Ronald True. What is also true is that the oenix, live on that road have to put u with - also the fact that most hous- "Rawh His Sec! This morning I counted 50 intersection is unlighted. For years t P vehicles using Kupuna Street in . I have been requesting that the i- i g ❑ed es on Kupuna Street must enter and Holly) one hour. This may not be exces- County of Hawaii energize the !`alts. exit on that very yi way, but is clearly to much traffic sive traffic on a well- planned high - street lights from the end energize the less road. � - heavy traveled Wash Kai subdivision on Royal 'ess Pat Lesher in wht ` on a street planned for local resi- Poinciana, around the corner on le / eral V Kailua - Kona de s use. Kupuna Street has s ide 1 Kupuna to Kololia Street. curves in it, limiting visibility. Former Councilman Joe . \ CAP mahalo / • Driver exiting the many side Reynolds was investigating just - \Editor: streets and driveways must exer- before the last election. I have else extreme caution to avoid Seri - asked his successor, Nancy i \ the Civil Air pot Squa Patrol asked to act, to ask experienced who hel a ous accidents, especially with the councilman Curtis Tyler for aid in r P. large number of vehicles exceeding 1 I dealing with an excuse giving, mas ' �c� the speed limit. ( "1989 Developer did not dedi- Drive are YO Obviously, additional streets cafe. ") no action to date, County of between needed. i Highway and d. The extension of Hawaii. needen of County employees seem to Lako Street to Alii Drive would be believe when they answer a letter a good first step. that their excuses are accepted and i Jack Murphy the complaint has been taken care I aona - ' Komohana Kai °f n Exten rQ+ +nl iah with Wrong. i Editor: Extend Lako Street the act Accidents at that corner will con- [roue to occur and the county may �' D ' ToToday I read in West Hawaii Just an . e . - have to deal with yet another, cost- Iness for Street i D Y of Nancy Pisic hio and t 'hh scf ly to the taxpayers, law suit. hough I Curtis Tyler's agreement that Lako "heavy F' eet be extended to Ali Barbara D. Howard . Sudde; Kailua - Kona The traffic on ° °e ' st influ- unbelievable. This Street is n w ere t heir- r - 7Id, the counted 42 morning I r as com- cars in 30 minutes. w ere he ir - e world it is visiting from California and t yZed acr Y to see why Lako Street t work dhe should be extended to Alii Drive Fork disc a direct wel- tan of our m, [ by The jar; California Rogers guilt, but S Policy about sex ha `°ncouraees letters from the rest of us' - - -- -., 1i readers. For one ti; t " � "-inCl de a French each than years' -"Jed_ over tY