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COUNTY CLERK
From: Dennis Doland COUNTY_ OF HAWAII
To: Council Testimony pp 6
Subject: In Support of Bill 10 2019 .JAN -8 l4 9: C 7
Date: Friday,January 04,2019 5:14:02 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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Ref. To: O/COunal
Ref. Date JAN 0 8 2019