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DATE: October 12, 2018 -r'.�-
r10: Valerie T. Poindexter, Chair
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FROM: AEileen O'Hara, Council Member
Hawai`i County Council
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION URGING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO MAKE
RECOVERING THOSE SECTIONS OF COUNTY HIGHWAY 132 THAT
WERE INUNDATED WITH LAVA FROM THE MAY 3,2018 VOLCANIC
ERUPTION A TOP PRIORITY IN PUNA'S RECOVERY EFFORTS, AND
COMMENCE PLANNING THE FUNDING AND ROUTING OF A
REPLACEMENT ROAD AND IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO ACCOMMODATE RESIDENTS OF
AFFECTED COMMUNITIES.
Attached please find a resolution urging the County of Hawai`i to make recovering those
sections of County Highway 132 that were inundated with lava from the May 3, 2018 volcanic
eruption a top priority in Puna's recovery efforts, and commence planning the funding and
routing of a replacement road and immediate implementation of alternative routes to
accommodate residents of affected communities.
Please place this item on an appropriate committee agenda for the November 1, 2018 Committee
meetings.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Att. Comm. No. 1 137
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