The Kaneohe
Neighborhood Board has voted to support adding a bus stop for residents near
busy Mokapu Saddle Road. The 13-0 vote came during the Board’s November 19
meeting.
A petition
from the residents said the new stop is needed for safety reasons. Resident
Fred Blake told the board that the closest existing stop is 3-tenths of a mile
away on a road that is busy and poorly lighted. Mr. Blake said the new stop
should be placed at or near Kahinani
Way and the Saddle Road.
Acting on a
motion from Board Secretary Jonathan Hanks, the group voted to send a notice of
support to city transportation officials, with a request that they assess and
proceed with the project.
In other
developments at the meeting:
New
sewer project
The Board learned that a sewer upgrade project in the neighborhood around Mikiola Drive and
Kaimalu Place could last up to 500 days. Representatives of the Kaneohe Sewer Project said they hope to
start work by early December, after they receive a city variance that will
allow construction noise in the area. They said the noise primarily will occur
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays but also will occur 24 hours a day over several
days while drilling work is done.
The project will include the replacement or rehabilitation of
approximately 250 feet of pipes and improvements to a pump station. The work is
designed to reduce pollution in Kaneohe Bay.
Responding to a question from Board Vice Chair Bill Sager, project
representatives said they expect to send official notices to neighbors as soon
as they have all the permits they need to start work. Additional information is
on the web at www.kaneohesewer.com.
Proposed
adult day care home
The Board learned that a proposed adult day care home at 46-329 Kumoo Loop could serve up to 25 people a day. Lance Mizumoto and Ayumi Mizumoto-Kumaki told the Board that
they expect to serve an average of 10 people a day and that none will stay
overnight. They said they plan to convert an existing home into the center.
The couple said the facility is designed to address a
growing need and shortage of services for short-term care for the elderly. The
couple said that they have discussed their proposal with the neighbors adjacent
to the house and that they support the idea.
Haiku
Valley contamination
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| Former Coast Guard Omega Station. |
The Board learned that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans
to sample soil around a contaminated former landfill in Haiku Valley in
December. Project representatives said they expect to take samples from a
20-acre site in December and to report the results several months later.
The landfill was part of a now abandoned Coast Guard station,
most of which has been returned to the state. A study in the 1990’s found PCB contamination at the site. Responding to a question from
Board member Mahealnai Cypher, project representatives said they will take
samples from downhill portions of the site to determine whether contamination
is spreading underground.
Eventually, the Corps plans to clean the site and return it to
the state.
State
Hospital expansion
What's Next: Next up for the Kaneohe Neighborhood Board will be its monthly planning meeting,
Tuesday, December 1, at 7 p.m. at the Kaneohe Community and Senior Center,
45-613 Puohala Street. The Board will hold its next regular meeting on
Thursday, December 17, at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of Benjamin Parker Elementary
School, 45-259 Waikalua Road, Kaneohe.
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