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Kanahili community asks DHHL to include concrete safety wall in 2026 legislative package
Summary
The Kanahili Community Association requested that DHHL include funding and a legislative request for a 700-foot concrete safety wall along Kualikai Parkway in the department's 2026 legislative package, citing vehicle crashes and wildfire risk.
Randy Akau, president of the Kanahili Community Association in Kapolei, asked the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Commission to include a legislative proposal for a reinforced concrete safety wall in the department’s 2026 legislative package.
Akau said the proposal is for a 700‑foot long, 12‑inch wide and 9‑foot high reinforced concrete tile safety wall along Kualikai Parkway to replace an existing chain-link fence he described as failing and inadequate. He told commissioners the wall would mitigate the risk of vehicles leaving the roadway — citing a 2019 crash that damaged 17 feet of fencing and left a pickup truck on park property — and offer better protection from wildfires and debris blown by trade winds.
Akau framed the project as consistent with DHHL’s mission to rehabilitate native Hawaiians through “safe, culturally vibrant homestead communities” and said the wall would protect keiki and kupuna and support planned community expansions. He asked the commission to recommend including the proposal in Governor Josh Green’s administrative package and said community petitions and support letters accompany the request.
A commissioner asked how Akau derived his cost estimate and where he obtained contractor pricing. Akau responded the figures came from local contractors and a contractor who built a precedent wall on Piikea Parkway. A commissioner said the department would “make a recommendation to include that in the governor’s package” and asked staff to follow up on pricing and justification.
No formal vote was recorded at the meeting on the Kanahili request. Commissioners indicated they would consider the proposal and pursue follow-up with staff and potential contractors for cost verification before any formal submission.
