HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWPRC 053 2018/11/01 (2016-2018) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
PARKS AND RECREATION
DATE: November 1, 2018 Re: Comm. No. 1137/Res. No. 732-18
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawai`i
TIME: 2:06 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation, to which was referred Res. No. 732-18,
reports as follows:
Resolution No. 732-18, transmitted by Council Member Eileen O'Hara, via Communication 1137 dated
October 12, 2018, urges 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.
In early May 2018, the County paved a ten-foot wide asphalt strip of the previously graveled 3.8 miles
of Government Beach Road, from the Hawaiian Shores Recreational Estates terminus at the privately-
owned Papio Street to the remnant of County Highway 137 built across the 1960 lava flow. The nearly
150 active farms, homes, and agricultural lands in the area of Kapoho, referred to as Noni Farms that
were not inundated with lava, must now take a lengthy circuitous route along old cane roads, across
private properties, down the narrow, windy and hilly section of the Government Beach Road, connecting
to Papio Street and then six miles up Kahakai Boulevard to reach Highway 130, increasing the commute
to Pahoa by approximately 30-35 minutes since the lava event.
There were may testifiers in support of this resolution.
Your Committee on Public Works and Parks and Recreation is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Resolution No. 732-18, and recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
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DAVID x COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
EOFF x PARKS AND RECREATION
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LEE LOY X 41111 /ti e� / ��
O HARA X
POINDEXTER x MAILE DAVID, VICE CHAIR
RICHARDS X PWPRC REPORT NO.: 53
RUGGLES X ADOPTED: NOV 2 0 2018