I do not believe that stopping all new development is the answer for fixing West Hawaii's infrastructure crisis. Tourism, construction, and real estate is our economic bread and butter. These three industries have been hard hit by the ongoing economic crisis. Thus, the state and county do not have enough funds to improve our woeful infrastructure.
There is some possible win/win solutions that would help alleviate this issue without harming our economy. For starters, the county needs to hold these developers more accountable to help mitigate the impact from their projects. This won't be popular with the developers. However it's a much better option than imposing a full-blown moratorium on all new developments.
The county needs to be held accountable for their actions as well. It boggles my mind how the county pushed the mid level road through all the bureaucratic hoops while other projects like the Mamalahoa
(Hokuli'a) bypass, La'aloa Street Extension, Lako Street Extension, Ali'i Parkway, and the Lalamilo Connector Road are stalled.
I would bet if all these roadway projects were completed there would be less outcry against the supposedly evil developers. Thus, the residents of West Hawaii need to step up to the plate and light a fire under the county to get these roads built.
I would like to hear some feedback regarding my thoughts about this issue. Please feel free to either visit my blog http://thekonablog.wordpress.com/ or e-mail me at aaron@hawaiiantel.net
Aaron Stene
Kailua-Kona
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