HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 1137.030 2016-2018 Gehl t.1'V
Recipient: Puna, the residents of Kapoho, seek access to our landlocked/lava inundated
land in and around Kapoho.We ask the County of Hawaii, in seeking state
and federal funding, to include costs associated ...
Letter: Greetings,
Kapoho Access Roads Need Funding
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Ref. Date OCT 31 2018
Comments
Name Location Date Comment
Aunty Betty Oberman Pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 had a home in Kapoho and although it is gone there is still hope.
Jamie Reid Kailua Kona,HI 2018-09-18 We should bring normal life back to Puna.ASAP for better mental
health!
Debra Smith Pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 We still have about an acre of land not coyered in Kapoho.We
would like to be able to go back and rebuild.Gaining access is very
important to us.
Vicki Stump Pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 Vicki Stump Since we're all in this together,yes,I support this
petition
Katherine Marchese Pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 I am s homeowner&resident for 35 years!Please help us go home!
Patricia Morlock r Pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 We own a property in Kapoho.
Deseree Hughes Hilo,HI 2018-09-18 This need to be done for many reasons
Susan Blau Pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 County would be smart to get tourists along with residents right up
close to the beautiful beaches Madam Pele gave us.We don't want
the electric industry to have any more chance to destroy this most
pristine place on the island
Michelle Carrillo pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 Our govt doesn't seem to understand we need a road put back into
lower Puna to connect residents to homes that were blocked by
lava and to access our beautiful coastline for recreation and cultural
practices.Thank you.
Katharine every Leilani Estates, 2018-09-18 Please Hawaii do the right thing and get roads into these areas
Pahoa,HI where people have their homes,it's your Kuleana!
Peter Cross Kailua,HI 2018-09-18 It is Pono...
Karen Black Lutz,FL 2018-09-18 This NEEDS to be done!
Wendy Schaefer Dufur,OR 2018-09-18 my friends and former neighbors in Puna have had their lives badly
disrupted by the recent lava activity.Now,they need access,so they
can rebuild their lives on their own land
Amy Chung Oakland,CA 2018-09-18 This is the core to rebuilding the community destroyed by lava flow.
The government has a duty to help after collecting taxes in Kapoho
for so many years.
Jayne Henderson Pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 I lived in kapoho and watched our village get covered by lava.The
gorgeous beaches need to be revisited...
Hilary Lang Hana,HI 2018-09-18 I grew up here.This ocean access and land should be available.It
was a marine preserve and could be again.
Harry Durgin Pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 Of course we need access to our private and shared resources.
Please provide safe reliable access as soon as possible.
Name Location Date Comment
John Acree Pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 I care
Patricia Jones Pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 Help us restore our community and renew our local agriculture
Lyla Marquez Pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 I live in the area and do not have a road to my home.
Leslie Pedersen Keaau,HI 2018-09-18 It's the right thing to do.Remember,no where on this island is free
from the risk of natural disasters.Does Hilo want a cold shoulder
when the next major tsunami hits?Didn't think so.Do the right
thing!
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Joyce Cheetham Pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 The community needs this now!
Braja RuthAnne Pasadena,CA 2018-09-18 I live on Noni Farms Road and we are"semi-lava-locked".We need
Tarletz access both the 132 and Railroad Avenue!
Rita L.Rodriguez Los Angeles,CA 2018-09-18 It's very important all around.
Elizabeth Dougall Colfax,CA 2018-09-18 Folks need access to their homes and property..get on it people..
Angelique Arnold Modesto,CA 2018-09-18 We are all ohana!
Andrea HumbirdStout Challis,ID 2018-09-18 People need access to their homes.
Elizabethe Cheng Anaheim,CA 2018-09-18 We need roads to our Families'Homes...
Sam Bradley Pahoa,HI 2018-09-18 Please make it a priority to give access to homeowners...Before
the looters and squatters ruin hardworking peoples homes and
property
Francine Pearson Hilo,HI 2018-09-18 We have new beaches in Puna except they are not accessible.
Mayor Kim and the Hawaii county council,please expedite opening
roads to McKenzie and Pohoiki and any other areas that could be
recreational spaces for the people of Puna.
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Jen Hickey Haleiwa,HI 2018-09-18 I'm signing because so many people have been misplaced and
their lives permenantly altered.I care about the human condition
and this area that has been affected by the lava.I once lived in this
amazing area,in which the place I rented is no longer.My thoughts
and prayers go out to all who have been affected.
Thad Smith Scappoose,OR 2018-09-19 Because its just simply common sense and human decency.
Shannon Pommerenk San Francisco,CA 2018-09-19 There are to many people displaced and struggling to let this go
unresolved.Please help and pray for Kapoho and all of Puna.
Janet Armbrust Tacoma,WA 2018-09-19 Not only is it the right thing to do these people have not been able
to even get to their homes for months.Every other natural disaster
is over in a few days maximum.This went on over 3 months!!!Please
these people deserve to get to their property whether their homes
are still there or not.The property is there and that is their home.
Candis Lewis Tacoma,WA 2018-09-19 God trusts me too!#onelovez_itt
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Name Location Date Comment
Luana Jones Pahoa,HI 2018-09-19 Residents need access to their homes and community.Use the Geo.
Comm.Benefit Fund to re-open access roads to cooled areas of
Kapoho and Pohoiki!
Carol Jenkins Saint Paul,Canada 2018-09-19 It's the right thing to do.
Christopher Carroll Mountain View,HI 2018-09-19 If it was your house blocked I would sign to let you in as well.
Yvette Encalada Fort Lauderdale, 2018-09-19 In hope that these people can get to their homes so they can start
US to rebuild their lives.
Erika Klossner Spokane,WA 2018-09-19 I'm signing for all the animals who could have been rescued by
dedicated local residents.Instead,animal rescuers have been
punished by the government.
Marty Sunderland kapaau,HI 2018-09-19 Rebuilding the roads is a huge step in helping the people of Puna
begin to recover and rebuild their lives.
Steve Shaffer Pahoa,HI 2018-09-19 We live here and want our community to return when possible.
Amedeo Markoff pahoa,HI 2018-09-19 I support the community.
Lindsay Emerson Pahoa,HI 2018-09-19 Access to Isaac Hale park is good for the health and well being of
the community.Please open the road so that we can be enjoying the
water and sunshine together with our friends once again.After the
stress and turmoil of the last 4 months it is very important for us to
gather as a community,outdoors in nature,to enjoy the beauty of
Puna again.Thank You.
Debra Patterson Pahoa,HI 2018-09-19 We need roads to get home
julianne ostrosky Pahoa,HI 2018-09-19 My community needs normalcy now!!
Donna Walker Pahoa,HI 2018-09-19 We have been blessed in being able to move forward after losing
everything.I am in support of the others who have their homes and
farms but can't access them.I am in support of accessing Pohoiki as
well however residents and farmers need to be a priority as well.
Nancy Terry Dallas,TX 2018-09-19 Homes Park CommunitySupport families and beautiful Puna and the
Big Island..catastrophes should build bridges and in this case an
access road
cathy hinshaw kurtistown,HI 2018-09-19 These people should be allowed to go home,to see what's left,to
start over!
Diana Wells Puyallup,WA 2018-09-19 This is their homes and the right thing to do.Please let's get them
back Home.And Access back to build a boat ramp for the fisherman
that's their bread and butter.Aloha
Cari'ssa Burnett Portland,OR 2018-09-19 Fix the roads!Please and thank you
debra lentz Kenosha,WI 2018-09-19 I care
Susan Isaacs US 2018-09-19 I love this area and also lost two places there to fire and lava
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Sterling O'Blivion Hilo,HI 2018-09-19 Why would money not be allocated to rebuild roads to the effected
areas?We live on a volcano,we know these things happen.People
still have homes and farms standing,people still own their land that
is covered by the lava,and there is a new beach for everyone.It
seems unnervingly silly we need to sign a petition.
Sterling O'Blivion Hilo,HI 2018-09-19 Why would money not be allocated to rebuild roads to the effected
areas?We live on a volcano,we know these things happen.People
still have homes and farms standing,people still own their land that
is covered by the lava,and there is a new beach for everyone.It
seems unnervingly silly we need to sign a petition.
Johann Foust Mill Valley,CA 2018-09-19 my reason for signing this petition is because I know how important
it is to be able to access your property.
dallas koons pahoa,HI 2018-09-19 My government cant figure out what the right thing to do with 680
million dollars is.
Johann Foust Mill Valley,CA 2018-09-19 I'm signing because people should be able to have access to their
property!
Jayne Taylor US 2018-09-19 They been through enough!Every little bit helps.You don't have to
pay just sign.Mahalo
Wendy Burgess Raleigh,NC 2018-09-20 With love for my cousin and her family
angela stmarie puyallup,WA 2018-09-20 .Home owners have the right to their property as soon as it is
deamed safe.Access roads need to be put in if necessary that
should be funded by the relief effort.
Tina Kalmar Central District, 2018-09-20 This is important
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Johann Foust Mill Valley,CA 2018-09-20 People need access to their homes.
Shannon brede Hilo,HI 2018-09-20 This was my home _
Lois Conklin Fairfield,CA 2018-09-20 These residents have been through enough already.Please let them
return to their homes.
dominique pajot pahoa,HI 2018-09-20 I need a road to go direct home from Pahoa to spend less gas
Kathleen Ludricks Pahoa,HI 2018-09-20 Everyone needs access to their homes and our beaches need
access.
moira geary Pittsburgh,PA 2018-09-20 It shouldn't be a question,it should just be done.Period,And it
should be a priority.
Karen Fierro Sebastopol,CA 2018-09-21 Because home rebuilding efforts and safety are extremely
important right now.Repairing roads is imperative and necessary.
Karla Kassis Pasadena,CA 2018-09-21 I think this is an important cause.
Michael Riley Blodgett,OR 2018-09-21 I love those people!
Name Location Date _ ' Comment
Abigail Tate Los Angeles,CA 2018-09-21 For the family
Jackie Beckett Dingmans ferry,PA 2018-09-21 The right to the pursuit happiness exists even in F'n tRUMPs
'meriKKKa,owning a home or land is the dream&having access to it
is paramount in the pursuit of happiness!
Nelson Hairston Trumansburg,NY 2018-09-21 Getting back to a special place is a step toward recovery. r
Daniel Kelly Estill Springs,HI 2018-09-21 Nothing has been done for local residents beyond harrasment and
helicopter noise.Where's Harry?We need roads.
JoAnne Baranowski Hammond,IN 2018-09-21 It's the right thing to do.
Sheylama Kensrue Kihei,HI 2018-09-21 Pono...
Stephen D'Assis Pahoa,HI 2018-09-21 I need access
stephanie kleiman Pahoa,HI 2018-09-21 Stephanie Kleiman
Patricia Kroh Pahoa,HI 2018-09-21 I'm signing because people need access to their homes.
Nik Osiris Keaau,HI 2018-09-21 I am signing because I live in puna area&we need better roads.
Hwy has a bunch of holes in the road the county neglects to fix
Patty Madigan Comptche,CA. 2018-09-21 Please repair these much needed roads--emergency funding should
be allocated for such important infrastructure improvements!
Kelly Emerson Hood River,OR 2018-09-21 People should have access to their homes.A chance to start
rebuilding.
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Scott Blackwell US 2018-09-21 Our orchid farm of 40 years was destroyed,but a sizeable about of
our avocado crop remains.I was born and raised in Kapoho,paid
Hawaii taxes my entire life.We don't ask for much in Puna,just let
everyone go back to their farms and homes.
Mark Hinshaw Pahoa,HI 2018-09-21 Please support our awesome Smiley Burrows,now more than
ever!!She has always been at the forefront of positive direction and
change!!
Fredy Morse Pahoa,HI 2018-09-21 I live in the affected area on Papaya farms rd.
Karen Mickievic Estill Springs,TN 2018-09-21 I live on Govt Beach Road 137
Debra Patterson Pahoa,HI 2018-09-21 It's my home
jennifer miller pahoa,HI 2018-09-21 It would only benefit our community to rebuild.Signing!
Nancy Milano Fort Bragg„CA 2018-09-21 I have friends and family there.
N A Fairbanks,AK 2018-09-21 I have family there.
kimberly meyers ' hilo,HI 2018-09-21 Get off your state asses and help these people!!!
Patricia Morlock Pahoa,HI 2018-09-21 Our home of 30 years in Kapoho is under the lava but we still own
the property and want to get to it.We need closure for what has
Name • Location Date Comment
happened and a reality check to see what we want to do with our
property in the future.
Casey Riley New Orleans,LA 2018-09-21 Families need access!
Paula Dunn Sherman,TX 2018-09-21 I'm signing because these people have stuck together and helped
each other thru the roughest times.They deserve to have access to
their property as well as funding to rebuild.
Sherrie Foster California 2018-09-22 Kapoho needs funding!!!
Dale Combes Cottage Grove,OR 2018-09-22 Access is essential for residents and for tourism!!!
Sandra Allard El Cerrito,CA 2018-09-22 There must be some way to work out this problem
Winston churchill Pahoa,HI 2018-09-22 Smiley,we are behind you.I know I can't get back my little piece of
Kapoho so good luck to you.
Dominic Tidmarsh pahoa,HI 2018-09-22 The land is still there.Peoples'lives are still there.Our kuleana
to care for this place is STILL THERE!The upper'55 flow field is
a nascent'ohi'a forest just now coming into its own and full of
disease-free trees.We can't just abandon it to be overrun by Albizzia
like it very nearly was in the 90s.Let's start with unpaved roads and
move from there.It doesn't have to be multi-million dollar paved
highways.We can get in for a lot less,but we need help to do it.
Roy Lozano Pahoa,HI 2018-09-22 My friends want access to their homes.So do i.
Shilani Hemming Kingston,WA 2018-09-22 Hawaii folks need access to their properties and homes!
sakuraba naoshi R137,HI 2018-09-22 We need new road to Pohoiki!!
Peggy Cozens Encinitas,CA 2018-09-22 This devastation needs help from our government.It can't pick and
choose which ones count and which don't.They need our help so
get it done!
Carmella Mongiardo League City,TX 2018-09-22 Please help beautiful Kapoho's residents get back to their home
sites!!!
Judith tickell Juneau,AK 2018-09-22 Because my home has been blocked since May we've all lived very
hard the padt four months me in a horse trailer my family under
a canopy We have managed through flooding storms spending
most of the 4 months wet I would love to get back to Kapho to
get my belongings I have not one thing here with me including
my mother's ashes so many memories photos of children grand
children and great grandchikden left behind please sign this petition
Shawna Protze Santa Fe,NM 2018-09-22 My friend and her family lost access to their homes and properties.
The sooner they have access the sooner they can go home!
Becca Fuchs Ojai,CA 2018-09-22 People need access to their properties.
Sonja Towner Springfield,OR 2018-09-22 You should let these families back in.ICs the moral thing to do.Geez
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Jacob Devaney Prescott,AZ 2018-09-23 People need access to Kapoho!
Laurel Rain Hilo,HI 2018-09-23 I love this area,it is the heart and soul of Puna to so many of us.We
need our roadways back.People need access to their homes.We will
not sit by silently while some giant land-grab takes place.
Dawn Hurwitz Pahoa,HI 2018-09-23 We need to get back to normal to end the disaster.
Jim Stallcup WEST Linn,OR 2018-09-23 I have interest in property up Pahoa-Pohoiki Rd.
Lani Powers Hilo,HI 2018-09-23 I use these roads.
Veruschka Hawaii 2018-09-23 Our community needs access to their homes
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mary miles kailua,HI 2018-09-23 We need roads to get home and roads to town.
Louise Teasdale Pahoa,HI 2018-09-24 I love Kapoho and we need access
caroline Johnson Papaaloa,HI 2018-09-24 People need access.It's their rights.
Wailani Gonsalves Pahoa,HI 2018-09-24 The disaster relief funds should be spent on relieving people
affected by the disaster.
Daniel Covington Keaau,HI 2018-09-24 It's important for safety,emergencies services can not reach us on
what is left of the area roads.
regina tefft Hilo,HI 2018-09-24 My home was once there I grew up there I just wanna go back home
soon
MJ Svoboda US 2018-09-24 My niece and her husband lived in Kapoho Beach Lots.They lost
a lot and ha no choice but to move out of state.Her in-laws home
property is there.They need access.Please allow road funding.M J
Svoboda
Victoria Rasch Pahoa,HI 2018-09-24 We need support for access roads after the volcano.I believe thanks
what we may taxes for.So your support would be so appreciated!
Rachel Shwery HILO,HI 2018-09-24 Its the right thing to do
Lea Natural Wonder Pahoa,HI 2018-09-24 I am so grateful to be back home and everyone who still has a home
or land needs access!
Amberly Noll Pahoa,HI 2018-09-25 My family's home was taken by the lava on the Forth of July 2018 but
that was THREE WEEKS after we were emergency evacuated.I can
not imagine the anguish my fellow neighbors are going through still
having a home to go too but NO WAY to return!!PLEASE,LETTHEM
GO HOME!!
Laverne Hess Honolulu,HI 2018-09-25 LaVerne Hess
FRANCESCA RIPPLE Pahoa,HI 2018-09-25 The conditions in which we live explain in part why some Americans
are healthier than others and why Americans more generally are
not as healthy as they could be.ROADS,are a social determinant of
health.Good public roads help people gain and keep employment,
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receive emergency care if needed,faster,and ultimately,have more
livable,safer communities.Emergnecy funding from the lava was
made available,rebuilding our roads,and IMPROVING the roads,is
a social responsibility.
Christine McElwee Nampa,ID 2018-09-25 People deserve to get to their homes.
Travis sanders Pahoa,HI 2018-09-25 A quick doze would do a lot.But lets pave it as well.
Harryjim clarence,NY 2018-09-25 Unacceptable
Linda Boone Palm Desert,CA 2018-09-25 Having lived through hurricane devastation in 2004-2005 in FL,I
know these folks need help.
Ronald Rose San Rafael,CA 2018-09-25 It is the responsibility of the county to provide access roads.
Especially after a disaster.Is this not a declared disaster area?
Jo-Anne Beggs Mississauga, 2018-09-25 The beautiful people of beautiful Puna need normalcy and their
Canada homes.
michael burke ctr ossipee,NH 2018-09-25 Vivs a good man and a veteran I served with
Rebecca Bailey Pahoa,HI 2018-09-26 The wonderful people of Puna need help!
Amanda Nixon Kea'au,HI 2018-09-26 Access is needed
Norm Gilbertson Tacoma,WA 2018-09-26 Spend some$$$on something useful!
Stacey McCoy Fullerton,CA 2018-09-27 I'm signing because I have a home in the Puna District.I have access
to my home,but hundreds do not.
Sean Clauson ' Weymouth,MA 2018-09-27 Open the roads and let the aloha flow!AAAA