Communication Number 2018-05 Vivian Green Testimony

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1 Bartlett, Heather From: vivian green Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 1:19 PM To: Bartlett, Heather Cc: Subject: Written Testimony about intersection at Waikoloa Road and Paniolo Avenue in Waikoloa Village Steve Jarvis and Vivian Green are the flag monitors at that intersection, we called the county and they brought flag holders and flags, when new flags are needed the county brings them out to the Waikoloa Village Association Office. We walk that intersection at least four times a week to even out the flags. Though the speed limit on Waikoloa Road is 35 miles per hour, drivers coming down the hill and up the hill on Waikoloa Road are usually driving 45 miles per hour or higher through Waikoloa Village. There are occasional tickets given on Waikoloa Road for speeding. People cross Waikoloa Road coming from condos and homes to walk to the post office, or to walk, run, take their baby stroller, walk their dogs, or exercise their dogs on a daily basis. Two incidents I have personally experienced at that intersection are, crossing Waikoloa Road in the pedestrian crosswalk waving a flag, having a driver turn right from Waikoloa Road onto PanioloAvenue, my calling to him, "Stop for pedestrians," as he drove through the pedestrian crosswalk while I was in it, his calling back to me, "I only will if I have to." And my crossing Waikoloa Road in a pedestrian crosswalk waving a flag, having a driver turn left from Paniolo Avenue on to Waikoloa Road, she drove through the pedestrian crosswalk while I was in it, her exclaiming to me, "Oh, my God," followed by "I'm so sorry." The flags definitely make a difference, as drivers at that intersection are looking for cars and they do sometimes see the people with flags in the pedestrian crosswalks. The much more dangerous intersection for pedestrians is at Lua Kula and Paniolo Avenue. Pedestrians who are walking from condos and homes must cross 5 lanes of traffic on Paniolo Avenue to go to the grocery store, the bank, restaurants, or to the golf course. Hopefully you will put the intersection of Paniolo Avenue and Lua Kula on your agenda for your next meeting. At that intersection, drivers do not stop at the stop sign at Lua Kula while turning right onto Paniolo Avenue, the speed limit is 25 miles per hour but almost all drivers go 35 miles per hour or more on Paniolo Avenue. People driving there live or work in Waikoloa Village and they know the speed limit, they know the stop sign, and they blatantly disregard both continuously. No traffic tickets are ever given at that intersection. Thank you for your attention to those who love to walk safely in Hawai'i, Mahalo, Vivian Green Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone