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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS
REPORT NO, 31_
Chairman and Members of the
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii
The following are the recommendations of the Committee on Public Works
which were considered at its meeting of May 26, 1978:
COMMUNICATIONS
"No. 115: WATER STORAGE AND CATCHMENT
From Councilwoman Merle K. Lai dated January 27, 1977
submitting for information a copy of her letter to
Mr. Akira Fujimoto, Manager of the Department of Water
Supply, regarding water storage and catchment which is
self-explanatory.
115.1: From Councilwoman Merle K. Lai dated January 31, 1977
submitting for comments and recommendations, a letter
from Mr. Akira Fujimoto, Manager, Department of Water
Supply, responding to her letter regarding rainfall and
water catchment to system studies.
115. 2: From Councilwoman Merle K. Lai dated February 8, 1977
submitting for disposition communications from
Mr. William Carse, Mr. Joseph Serrao and a response from
her office dated February 7, 1977.
115.3: From Councilwoman Merle K. Lai dated February 9, 1977
submitting for disposition, communications regarding
water storage and catchment.
'115.4: From Civil Defense Administrator Harry Kim dated
October 5, 1977 recommending after considerable discussion
on the rates of water hauling during emergency declaration,
that the County pay a flat 50 percent of the hauling
charges. Informs it is difficult to recommend any other
kind of adjustment due to the complexity of various
distances and, consequently, charges to individual home
owners.
Receive and file.
Report No.
File No.
M. B. No. --141-77
ADOPTED June 3, 1978 Date: .....dUN. 3 1978
PWC- 31 -2- May 26, 1978
,m C- 'No. 496.4: MAINTENANCE OF ALAE AND VETERANS CEMETERIES
Copy of letter to Mayor,Matayoshi from Alice Kim,
Workshop Manager, Hilo _Vocational Rehabilitation Center,
dated May 16, 1978 requesting response to their proposal
to provide maintenance service for the Alae and Veterans
Cemeteries.
Receive and file; and request
response from administration on
proposal.
/dee C No. 791: AMENDMENT TO TRAFFIC CODE
SPEED LIMIT ON AINAOLA DRIVE
From Chief Engineer Edward Harada dated May 2, 1978
requesting amendments to Chapter 6 (T-raffic Code) ,
Section 5, Schedule 5, Hawaii County Code, to authorize
35 mph speed limit on Ainaola Drive from Kawailani to
Malaai Road and 25 mph speed limit on Ainaola Drive from
Malaai Road to its terminus in the mauka direction.
Approve request and refer to
Corporation Counsel to prepare
proper amendment.
7No. 801: AMENDMENTS TO TRAFFIC CODE
STOP CONTROLS - ROYAL HAWAIIAN ESTATES
From Chief Engineer Edward Harada dated May 4, 1978
requesting amendments to Chapter 6, Traffic Code,
Article 7, Section 1, Schedule 10, Hawaii County Code
to authorize stop controls on roadways intersecting with
Alii Kane Street, in Royal Hawaiian Estates, which are
necessary to enhance traffic safety.
File.
(Communication withdrawn by Chief Engineer)
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PWC-31 - 3 - May 26, 1978
(1- No. 808: AMENDMENT TO TRAFFIC ROAD
STOP SIGN AT KYNNERSLEY ROAD ROUTE 250B INTERSECTION
From Chief Engineer Edward ffarada dated May 11, 1978
submitting copy of letter from Charles Schuster, District
Engineer, State Department of Transportation, Highways
Division, to effectuate change in traffic controls and
requests amendment to Item No. 1 under the "Kohala"
subsection of Schedule 2 (Through Streets) of Article 7,
Section 3 of the Traffic Code to delete the last ten
words "except at the Hawaii approach to the Kynnersley
Road intersection."
Approve request and refer to
Corporation Counsel to prepare
proper amendment.
C - No. 809: ROAD DEDICATION DEED
KONA CHOCHO ESTATES, UNIT I
KEALAKEHE, NORTH KONA
From Corporation Counsel Stephen G. Bess dated May 18, 1978
submitting for acceptance the subject dedication deed.
Informs the description has been checked and found to be
acceptable by the Department of Public Worksi) also that
the roadways have been constructed according to County
standards.
Accept road dedication deed.
A2 - No. 810: ANIMAL DISPOSAL
From Thomas Schreiber dated May 16, 1978 expressing
his views on the method used at the shelter for the
disposal of unwanted animals.
Receive and file; and transmit
copy of letter to 4waii Island
Humane Society for their information.
PWC-31 - 4 - May 26, 1978
'Pet 6: USE OF EUTHANAIR MACHINE
From Acting Council Chairman Joseph R. Garcia, Jr. ,
dated May 8, 1978, transmitting for appropriate action
the following which were presented to the Council at
its May 6 meeting:
(1) Petition by residents of the County of Hawaii
requesting the use of Sodium Pentobarbital in the
destruction of surplus animals and requesting that
no taxpayers' money be appropriated to the Humane
Society until the present method of euthanasia is
discontinued; and
( 2) Term paper by Jeanette Stump entitled "Holocaust
in Keaau" regarding the Euthanair machine.
Receive and file.
ORDINANCE
Bill 397: TRAFFIC CODE AMENDMENTS
(C-736/PWC-28 - 35 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON WAIKOLOA ROAD;
C-700/PWC-25 - LOADING ZONE ON ALII DRIVE IN FRONT OF
KIM CHONG BUILDING;
C-678/PWC-25 - CROSSWALK ON OLD MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY)
Amends Articles 8, 12 and 16 of Chapter 6 (Traffic Code) ,
Hawaii County Code, as amended, relating to speed limit,
crosswalks, and freight-loading zones.
Approve and recommend passage
on first reading.
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MvPLE K.LAI, V c HAIRMAN JAMES L. K. DAHLBERG, MEMBER
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