Dear Warren Lee,
We are all a little concerned about Gary Polhumus's speed bumps on Ahikawa.
There is in fact a need for speed bumps but not 7 in a one to two block radis. It should be evenly placed up and down Both Ahikawa and Ahulani.
You have now created a SPEED FREEWAY ON AHULANI with the speed humps on only Ahikawa. Don't you have a quailifed Engineer on Board?
We are still waiting for Holu Street (middle connector road from Coastview to Palisades) to open. It has been years. We understand the Judge has made a final ruling and it is OK to open this road. So now what are we waiting for?????
Please respond back to the people of Kona Coastview/ Wonderview and let us know what is happening. I can post your response on my blog so all can track it. http://hawaiicountyissues.blogspot.com
This letter will be forwarded on to more of the home owners on another listing.
Thank you for your prompt response.
Mrs. Susan McGeachy
mcgeachy@hawaii.rr.com
808-989-4182
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From: Lee, Warren [mailto:wlee@co.hawaii.hi.us]
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 12:55 PM
To: mcgeachy@hawaii.rr.com
Subject: response to your email
Susan..in response to your email below.
1. yes, the county of Hawaii, department of public works has qualified engineers on board.
2. the court order becomes final 30 days after the ruling. so the plan is to remove the barricade soon after January 9, 2010.
..take care. warren lee, director, public works
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Dear Warren,
So what about the speed bumps/ humps???
Here are a few responses from my neighbors.
Susan
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Hi Susan!
Thanks for bringing this to the attention of a lot of people. I, too, wondered why all the bumps were in one place! I live on Ahikawa, just downhill from the Kiekie intersection, and people hit this intersection and then seem to fly into the air at super speeds…..it’s like watching a ski jump!!! The 25 MPH speed signs on either side of this intersection do not seem to make a bit of difference.
Keep up the good work on behalf of our community! I value your concern and efforts.
Merry Christmas and take good care!
Carolyn Newman
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Thanks again Susan, I just talked with Vicki who came by with a petition for bumps. You and I are on the same page, why so many?
I told Vicki "NO" on bumps they spill everything in my truck and drive me NUTS, just shoot the offenders with paintballs and don't punish everyone else
Tom Pyne
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Susan,
Thank you for doing this! Also it should be mentioned that KieKie has become a race track, garbage dump, etc since being the only road open to Palisades. I unfortunately live on this road and it has gotten horrible. Beside the fact that the corner of Ahikawa and KieKie is a death trap. It is next to impossible to see the cars that are heading up the hill and I have almost been hit a number of times by people speeding up the road.
Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to help expedite the opening of the other roads.
Thanks again,
Sue Hams
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Susan..the objective of the speed humps are to slow down vehicles before they hit the humps. hopefully, the speeders will soon realize this and make the road a safer place for the public and themselves.
as to why 7 humps were located in the particular location, I will have the traffic engineer respond.
..warren.
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Aloha
I would like to add to the conversation here and would like to know why all the cross streets between the top of Ahikawa and the bottom have not been opened up to Kaiminani, if we had a true engineer on this project this option would have been done first. This would reduce the amount of traffic on both Ahikawa, Ahulani and Kei Kei, (where I live and has become a supper highway since being opened up to Palisades) it would distribute the traffic evenly and almost eliminate the need for these speed bumps. It seems that once again they are reacting to the few and ignoring the many. Again I am not against speed bumps if they do more than move the problem to someone elses street.
Please forward this to all so we can get some real fedback from all concerned
Aloha
Mark Hams
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