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Changes To Hawaii Kai Street Light Project
02 years ago
by Frank
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Mayor Announces Changes To Hawaii Kai Street Light Project on Lunalilo Home Road
(Friday, Sept. 18, 2009) Mayor Mufi Hannemann announced today that the City has modified plans to replace street lights on Lunalilo Home Road and elsewhere in Hawaii Kai. The changes will address community concerns while saving electricity and money.
Lights on Lunalilo Home Road will be replaced from Kalanianaole Highway to Wailua Street, using 100-watt high pressure sodium fixtures with flat lenses, rather than 150-watt fixtures as originally planned. This is expected to save $63 per light each year. Wiring will be installed under ground, as originally planned.
This will improve visibility and safety in a mixed-use area that includes Kaiser High School, a fire station, churches, a library and the Koko Marina shopping center. Trees will also be trimmed in the area to optimize street lighting effectiveness.
The planned replacement of additional lights in the mainly residential portion of Lunalilo Home Road, from Wailua Street to Hawaii Kai Drive, has been deferred until such time as the City can no longer properly maintain the existing street lighting system there. The existing overhead wiring will be retained.
Also deferred is the planned replacement of lights on Wailua Street, from Lunalilo Home Road to Keahole Street; on Keahole Street, from Wailua Street to Kalanianaole Highway; and on Hawaii Kai Drive, from Keahole Street to Kalanianaole Highway.
Hannemann informed the community of the changes during a meeting last night at the Koko Head District Park gymnasium.
He left open the possibility of revisiting the project if the community should request that. Hannemann also made it clear that he could not guarantee funding would be available in the future, however, and that there may continue to be maintenance problems with the older light systems that are not being replaced immediately.
By a show of hands, a majority of those who attended last night’s meeting approved of the plan.
KoKo Head Terrace Homes
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Koko Head Terrace – Hawaii Kai Homes
Just behind Hahaione Valley and to the east of it is Kamehame Ridge. It travels high behind Hawaii Kai, Koko Crater then drops quickly into Kalama Valley. Kamilo Nui and Kamilo Iki are the areas adjacent to Hawaii Kai Drive, as you travel up Lunalilo Home Road, near the skate park. On the water’s edge at the end of Lunalilo Home Road is Portlock. The schools of the Kaiser school complex include Hahaione Elementary School, Kamiloiki Elementary School, Koko Head Elementary School, Niu Valley Middle School, and Kaiser High School.
Koko Head Terrace as you can guess is on the slope of Koko Crater on the back side of it, toward the Hawaii Kai Golf Course, you will find the Koko Head Botanical Garden. A two-mile loop trail leads visitors through a variety of dryland plant collections from Hawaii and around the world. Koko Crater is a large crater that is a strenuous 2-hour hike. The Queen’s Gate gated community is across the street from the garden. Koko Head Crater overlooks Makapu’u, Diamond Head, The Marina, Sandy Beach, and Hanauma Bay. Koko Head is the elevated, longer, flatter piece of land that extends into Maunalua Bay.
As you can see, Hawaii Kai has a lot to offer. Shopping at Koko Marina, Hawaii Kai Towne Center, Costco, Safeway, Longs, Ross and more. Great restaurants such as Harbor Village, Blue Water Grill, The Shack, and my favorite, Kona Brewing. If you are looking for a Hawaii home, give me a call.
Koko Crater View toward Diamond Head Honolulu
