Rare ‘twofer’ for Hawaii
Congratulations has to go to Hawaii County, they scored a rare “twofer.” For many years there have been attempts to get a motor speedway established in West Hawaii, and just recently Kaiminani Drive has been completely resurfaced. Now we have both a refurbished roadway through this large residential community as well as a 3.6-mile unimpeded track with absolutely no traffic control devises the entire length. No marked crosswalks for the hundreds of school kids that wait each morning to catch their school bus, no four-way stop signs on the major cross streets, and certainly no speed bumps to slow the constantly speeding traffic. The 35 MPH speed limit is largely seen as “advisory only” by many drivers.
No worry though, there are only about 10,000 cars per day that regularly use this roadway. There have only been a few fatal accidents over the past few years, not to mention the literally hundreds of the neighbor’s pets that are regularly run over by speeding motorists.
Perhaps the county sees it as a way to reduce the population of feral cats? Attempts to have traffic control devises installed over the years have fallen on deaf ears in the county administration, so I guess we will just have to sit back and enjoy our great accomplishment.
Dan Miller
Kailua-Kona
Mailman will be missed
We read the Mahalo Kona tribute to our mailman, George Pereira, in today’s edition of WHT with a mixture of happiness and sadness. George has been our mailman for nearly 20 years, first at our Alii Drive condo, then at our home in Keauhou.
We wish George all the best in his retirement but are sorry that he will no longer be delivering our mail and packages with his “light up the room smile.” Mahalo, George for your years of exemplary service, may you enjoy a long and happy retirement.
Wayne and Judy Burger
Keauhou
Slow response alarming
I was having lunch at the Ihop restaurant at Lanihau Plaza on Palani Road at 2 p.m. April 30. Outside in the parking lot there was a citizen’s arrest/detainment/restraint of a perpetrator. A bystander called 911 for police officer assistance.
I waited to observe police response. In Kona time: 20 minutes, in San Jose, California time: Five minutes.
I have trepidation about my safety on the street here. Why should I not be so underwhelmed by local police response to this incident by those who are sworn to serve and protect?
Charles Shaffer
Kailua-Kona
Too much development as is
Doesn’t The Leeward Planning Commission read the entire WHT paper?
The Tuesday April 26 pages 5B, 6B, and 7B listed thousands and thousands of foreclosures on timeshares. Why would they approve additional timeshare units in West Hawaii when there is obviously an overload of available units to be sold, foreclosed and resold again!
Anyone who has been in the Kahaluu area knows it is already overcrowded. Logic will tell you not to build this “massive timeshare” in this area! It’s scary what greed will do to destroy yet another beautiful Hawaiian treasure.
Juanita S. Lopez
Kailua-Kona