Archive for 2013

Kahului Airport Gets Funds to Repave Runway

Kahului Airport Gets Funds to Repave Runway

Kahului Airport has received $6 million from the state – $4.75 million for construction and $1.25 million for environmental impact statement studies – to repave a portion of its main runway. The funds come as part of nearly $22 million released Thursday by Gov. Neil Abercrombie for […]

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Honolulu City Council Pushes Back Against Mayor’s Proposed Budget

Honolulu City Council Pushes Back Against Mayor's Proposed Budget

Reduced Road Repairs Another point of friction between the council and Caldwell is over how much money should be spent next year on road repairs. Caldwell has allotted $150 million in his budget to try to smooth the ride for motorists. It’s been one of the top […]

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Compilation: Caldwell: City is Moving Rapidly on Road Repairs

Compilation:  Caldwell: City is Moving Rapidly on Road Repairs

On April 15, Mayor Caldwell issued a press release touting that 77 lane-miles had been paved during his first quarter in office.  The links to the press release and to related news reports are as follows.  The press release in its entirety is shown after the links. […]

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City Needs Reasonable Schedule for Road Repairs

City Needs Reasonable Schedule for Road Repairs

Island Voices – City Council Chair Ernest Martin Mayor Kirk Caldwell recently delivered his first State of the City address to a crowd of dignitaries and invited guests at the Mission Memorial Auditorium. Most of the City Council members were in attendance, taking the time to hear […]

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Mayor Caldwell – State of the City Address – Roads

Mayor Caldwell - State of the City Address - Roads

Approaching the first 100 days of this new administration, here’s what Mayor Caldwell had to say about roads in his State of the City Address on April 3, 2013: Priority #2: Repaving Roads Here is a statistic that will not surprise you: 43% of City & County […]

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Dial Back Borrowing for Road Repairs

Dial Back Borrowing for Road Repairs

Our View by the Editors of the Honolulu StarAdvertiser – March 31, 2013 (subscription required) – full text of the editorial is shown below: The roads in Hawaii, where it’s high season for driving all year round, show the scars of their overuse. On Oahu, where 80 […]

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Road Conditions in Each Honolulu Council District

Road Conditions in Each Honolulu Council District

Starting on March 26, 2013, the Honolulu StarAdvertiser will print full-page maps of each City Council district highlighting the road conditions in each area.  The first day will also provide an explanation of the pavement condition index (PCI).  The link to all of the nine maps is […]

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Compilation: Oahu Road Woes

Compilation: Oahu Road Woes

Oahu motorists have long complained about the poor condition of our roads, prompting Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s new plan to spend $150 million to get ahead of the problem.  On March 24 and 25, the Star-Advertiser, along with media partner Hawaii News Now, takes an in-depth look at […]

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Compilation: Council kills Caldwell’s 5-cent Fuel Tax Increase by 6-3 Vote

Compilation: Council kills Caldwell's 5-cent Fuel Tax Increase by 6-3 Vote

Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s proposal to increase the city’s fuel tax by five cents a gallon was rejected by a 6-3 vote of the City Council today.  See news coverage at links below: Council kills Caldwell’s 5-cent fuel tax increase by 6-3 vote (3/20 Honolulu StarAdvertiser) City Council […]

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Visitors from China

Visitors from China

On March 11, I was pleasantly surprised to have visitors from the ZHONGDA ROAD&BRIDGE GROUP located in Harbin, China.  Harbin is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, as well as the tenth most populated city in the People’s Republic of China.  They arrived at […]

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