LIHU‘E – The potential effects on historic properties in the area of the proposed “Waipouli Connection” of the county’s shared use path will be discussed at a public meeting Thursday, according to a press release. The meeting is set for
LIHU‘E – The potential effects on historic properties in the area of the proposed “Waipouli Connection” of the county’s shared use path will be discussed at a public meeting Thursday, according to a press release.
The meeting is set for Thursday at the Lihu‘e Civic Center, Pi‘ikoi Building, conference rooms A and B, starting at 9 a.m.
The meeting is being held in accordance with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and is also part of a supplemental environmental assessment.
The primary purpose of the current planning effort is to re-evaluate the makai alternative for the Waipouli segment, which would run mostly along the ocean in the county’s existing beach reserve from the Uhelekawawa Canal to Papaloa Road. The alternate route is now being considered after detailed design studies indicated that crossing Kuhio Highway and the temporary bypass road would not be optimal for path users.
To date, 6.8 miles of Ke Ala Hele Makalae have been completed, including the Lihi Park to Kealia Beach Park and Lydgate Beach Park segments.
The first phase of the Kawaihau spur of the shared use path is currently under way, and is expected to be completed this fall. Work on the elevated boardwalk section, which will be built to accommodate people with disabilities, is set to begin later this year. In June, a notice to proceed was issued to Earthworks Pacific Inc. for a segment of the path that will run from Lihi Park in Kapa‘a to the Foodland/Safeway pedestrian bridge in Waipouli. The $3.38 million project is targeted for completion next summer.
Anyone requiring special assistance or an auxiliary aid for the meeting should call the Department of Public Works at 241-4849 at least five days before the meeting.
