Residents urge withholding approval until Waikoloa has a second permanent access road
Sep 15, 2026
Sep 15, 2026
Multiple residents and testifiers said Waikoloa Village lacks a permanent second road and that evacuation delays during recent fires lasted over an hour; they urged the council to defer rezoning until combined evacuation impacts across proposed projects are addressed.
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Several residents told the committee that evacuation and road-capacity concerns should block or delay approval of large new developments in Waikoloa.
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