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REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND MASS TRANSIT
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DATE: December 3, 2019 Re: Comm. No. 615/Res.No. 409-19
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 1:34 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit, to which was referred Resolution No. 409-19,
reports as follows:
Resolution No. 409-19, introduced by Committee Chair Sue Lee Loy by request of the Administration
and transmitted by Deputy Corporation Counsel Danny B. Patel via Communication No. 615, dated
October 31, 2019, accepts the dedication of Parcel 1St, (Road"A," Kaluna Street) and Parcel 2nd
(Road"B,"Keali`i Street, identified as TMK No. (3) 7-8-010:084 (por.), situated at Kahalu`u, Keauhou
1St, District of North Kona, Island of Hawaii, County of Hawai°i, State of Hawaii, from Kamehameha
Investment Corporation, a Hawaii corporation. Kamehameha Investment Corp. wishes to dedicate the
roadway and all improvements thereon to the County for roadway purposes.
Tom Yeh, representing Kamehameha Investment Corp., noted that he provided more information in a
letter submitted the previous day and distributed to your Committee as Communication No. 615.1. The
subject road parcels were built in conjunction with some subdivisions that were established in the
1980s, and then around 2013 there began communication with the Department of Public Works to
begin dedicating the roads, Mr. Yeh said. The applicant improved the road by widening the sidewalks
on the makai side and removed the grass landscaping, which eliminated the need to irrigate the
property. On the mauka side, the applicant entered into approved irrigation and landscaping agreements
with homeowner associations and added xeriscaping on the median strips and along the mauka side,
which will benefit the County by decreasing irrigation and herbicide costs.
Chair Lee Loy noted that Communication No. 615 contained response letters from the Department of
Public Works, the Department of Environmental Management, the Department of Water Supply, and
the Planning Department, all of whom indicated no concerns or negative comments on the acceptance
of the subject parcels.
Committee Member Rebecca Villegas appreciated "the foresight and the intuition"to incorporate some
newer options in road maintenance and street maintenance. She was grateful and excited for the County
to have the opportunity, and was also grateful for the investments made to ensure the project met all
necessary standards. Ms. Villegas said she was grateful for the use of lava in the median to create
landscapes that are in alignment with the natural environment.
PWMTC Report No. 18
PWMTC-18 Page 2 December 3,2019
Your Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Resolution No. 409-19, and recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES ABS Ex Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG x
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS
EOFF x AND MASS TRANSIT
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER x
KIERKIEWICZ x
LEE LOY x
POINDEXTER x S �L. K. LEE IR
RICHARDS x PWMTC REPO O. 18
VILLEGAS x ADOPTED: 18 2019