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Question: I live on Kaneohe Bay Drive and I've never seen as many patches on the road as now. We have so much traffic. I've driven on Moanalua Road and it doesn't have all these patches. It's not just a bump here or there, but bump-bump-bump all the way through. Why don't we rate a repaving instead of just patch-patch-patch? It seems like a waste of time and money to just patch the potholes, since the holes keep coming back. Kaneohe Bay Drive
has too many patchesAnswer: You did not specify the area, which makes a difference as to whom you can direct your complaint to.
Thanks to Tom Gabrielli, of the state Department of Transportation's Highways Division, here's the demarcation:
Kaneohe Bay Drive is under state jurisdiction from Kamehameha Highway to 225 feet on the Kailua side of Kaimalu Place; and from 110 feet on the Kailua side of Malae Place to 1,100 feet on the Kailua side of the H-3 Freeway.
Kaneohe Bay Drive, roughly between Ikeanani Drive and Malae Place, is under the city's jurisdiction.
For state roadways, call the Highways Division (Oahu) at 831-6712. For city roads, call the Road Maintenance Division at 523-4472.
Repaving certain areas may have to be programmed into work schedules and budgets, in which case it might help to get your neighborhood board involved as an advocate.
Q: My calls to report roadside paving problems have resulted in a typical dizzying effect. I drive home to Kaneohe on Kamehameha Highway and find at least four bus stop areas recently paved to support the weight of buses, but not done correctly. Cars take a dip when driving over these newly paved areas from Kaneohe Elementary to the Windward City Shopping Center. I called the city first and was told it was a state issue. I called the state and was told the problem belonged to the city. After calling the state Department of Transportation, they then thought I should call the bus company.
A: Kamehameha Highway is split between the state and city (see answer above). However, it seems clear that your complaint should be directed to the city, since Kamehameha Highway from Windward Shopping Center to Kahekili Highway (where the school is) is under the city's jurisdiction.
The city Road Maintenance Division maintains the area around bus shelters, but when it comes to the pavement area, there may have to be some coordination between state and city agencies, according to road maintenance chief Larry Leopardi.
For the shelter areas you cite, however, call 523-4472; for bus stops on state roads, call 831-6712.
Mahalo
To Leona of AIG Hawaii at Restaurant Row. On Feb. 19, she validated parking for me and my husband after the Great Aloha Run. We were exhausted and returned to find that we had to pay $6 to park. Parking there wasn't free like it was in previous years. It was a wonderful thing she did. We thought it was her contribution to the race, while ours was walking and paying the registration fee. Auwe to Restaurant Row management for charging for parking when no one would have parked there in the morning anyway. -- Marsha
Auwe
To the female paddler chatting with other paddlers at a car parked at Magic Island about 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20. You threw an empty Gatorade bottle in the parking lot, even though a trash can was only 10 feet away. How lazy can you be? Show some class, if not for yourself, then for the private institution you attend. -- R.D.
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