WAIMEA — The county Department of Public Works inspected a dirt road Monday in Waimea to determine whether it was a county road. ADVERTISING WAIMEA — The county Department of Public Works inspected a dirt road Monday in Waimea to
WAIMEA — The county Department of Public Works inspected a dirt road Monday in Waimea to determine whether it was a county road.
The modified dirt section of Mud Lane caused concern for residents after heavy machinery and trucks were seen going up and down the dirt and paved roadways last month. Trucks were seen hauling out timber from the area.
Residents looked at the traffic as a safety and damage issue.
On May 25, Kamehameha Schools filed a complaint in 3rd Circuit Court requesting the court grant immediate and permanent injunctive relief against defendants Jonathan P. Spies and his companies, Hamakua Renewable Enterprises LLC and Golden Lion Hawaii LLC, for trespassing and the illegal harvesting of eucalyptus trees on the school’s property in the Kapulena area. According to the complaint, the defendants harvested more than 28 acres of eucalyptus timber at two different sites of Kamehameha Schools’ property on the Hamakua Coast.
On Friday, county Public Works officials confirmed no permits for construction had been pulled for that area. However, it is unclear if the county owns that section of road that was modified.
An inspector with Public Works was on-site Monday morning to determine whether it was a county road and what work was done to it.
As of Monday afternoon, the inspector’s findings were not available.
Email Tiffany DeMasters at tdemasters@westhawaiitoday.com.
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