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From: Dennis
To: Council Testimony ��
Subject: In support of Communication 21114 t t%'
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Date: Friday,January 04,2019 5:15:02 PM
Highway 132 Reopening
Dear Mayor Kim and Hawaii County Council Members:
We respectfully request that the County move forward with expediency to restore EMERGENCY ACCESS for
those of us who still have homes and farms along the Hwy 132 corridor. -
We are a family of six who own a home and small farm in the lava-locked area off of Highway 132.Although we
lost our barn,other outbuildings,and some of our personal property in the July 28th wildfire,our home stands
resolute and ready to live in. We just need a way to get back in!
We visited our home in October and December,and our house was still in great shape;however,our greatest
concern now is that the jungle and/or vandals will reclaim or destroy our property if we don't get road access
ASAP. We need a road so we can bring in solar panels for electricity,gas for agricultural equipment,and ourselves
so we can make our home a home again!!
We ask that Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz's motion to restore access to our area in Lower Puna be funded
immediately.As was done with Highway 137 to Pohoiki,we suggest the county contract to have a new emergency
road scraped and graded along the original alignment of Hwy 132 from near Lava Tree Park to Noni Farms Road,
allowing residents to reclaim their properties.
Thank you for you time.
Aloha,
Dennis and Susana Doland
14-4029 Puamana Rd -
Pahoa,HI 96778
TMK: 314018009000
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