Terrible roads
Noting in the Sunday (May 1) newspaper that the county has extra money for roads, why do we have to put up with roads such as Kinoole Street from the old post office going east?
I drove up there the other day, and it was so rough that two of my fillings fell out. As I was trying to retrieve them, I heard a hubcap get knocked lose from the rough road and roll down the street.
I stopped and jumped out of the car to retrieve it, but a homeless person had already claimed it and wanted a dollar for it.
I turned toward my car to get a dollar, and I had left it in gear and it was heading off down Kinoole, where it went through a car wash with the top down.
That shorted the GPS, and the car took off toward home in Hawaiian Paradise Park. I grabbed the Hele-On bus but it, of course, broke down before long. Fortunately, a turnip truck was heading my way, and I got a ride on it.
When I got home, there was 6 inches of water in my car, and my ice cream was floating in it. I wasn’t hungry anyway, as the farmer let me eat a couple of turnips on the way.
Why do we have to put up with such lousy roads? Who is in charge? What is the plan? HUH? Plan?
Hawaii is rated with the second-worst roads in the United States. It doesn’t have to be that way. It needs better planning and management.
James Lehner
Keaau
‘Give us a break’
Last Sunday’s headline: “Gas tax goes unspent.”
Thursday’s headline: “Council kills gas tax relief.”
Makes no sense. Not spending it, give us a break.
I’m sure every citizen would agree.
Jennifer Tanner
Pahoa
Roth no help
It’s been four years since the eruption hit Puna, taking houses and roads. There is still one main road left to repair — Pohoiki Road, which was covered for about 2, maybe 2 1/2 miles. This is the main artery for lower Puna and therefore quite important.
The latest schedule of completion for the upper section of Pohoiki Road was announced to be the fourth quarter of 2024. That’s another 2 1/2 years for a total of 6 1/2 years since the eruption.
So, before they blame the mean ol’ Federal Emergency Management Agency for this, I emailed FEMA to find out what was going on. I was told that they had received on Jan. 24 the final documents from the county to proceed with the environmental report.
I was also told that they were mandated to have the report done within one year, but generally it would only take a couple of months. And I was also told that when it was completed, that the county could begin construction.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that in 2 1/2 years, we still won’t have a road.
Mitch Roth, you and your administration suck.
Ian McArthur
Pahoa
Time to pray
If you have never prayed, pray that a loved one or a family member doesn’t develop dementia or Alzheimer’s. You will be truly blessed.
Ken Rosene
Hilo