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Hawaii County public hearing on 2025–26 budgets hears calls for Waikoloa arterial and Puna connectivity funding
Summary
At a public hearing on Bill 31 (operating) and Bill 32 (CIP) for fiscal 2025–26, two residents urged the council to amend the capital budget to fund engineering for a second Waikoloa arterial and to add $230,000 for inter‑subdivision connectivity and a police/fire facility in Puna.
A public hearing on Hawaii County’s proposed fiscal 2025–26 operating budget (Bill 31, draft 2) and capital improvement budget (Bill 32, draft 2) drew two testifiers who urged specific budget amendments to address evacuation routes and connectivity.
Jennifer (last name not specified), a Waikoloa Village resident and homeowner of 20 years, asked the council to support an amendment to Bill 32, draft 2, to fund initial engineering for a second arterial road in Waikoloa. Jennifer said the request stemmed from evacuation experience on Aug. 1, 2021, when she said it took about 60 minutes to travel roughly two miles from Molina Street to Waikoloa Road during a reverse evacuation. She also referenced…
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