The NEPA EA for the future Makalei Fire Station is finally publicly accessible! This document was supposed to released last Friday. However, it was inaccessible up until yesterday.
Donna Meyer, FEMA’s Region IX Deputy Environmental and Historic Preservation Officer, hasn’t responded to my e-mails since Sunday regarding this delay. Nonetheless, she had apparently escalated the issue to regional headquarters.
I’ve sent a follow-up e-mail to Ms. Meyer asking why it took six days to post this EA online.
The ongoing Saddle Road brush fire has detoured vehicular traffic on to old Saddle Road between m.m 29 and m.m 34. This roadway segment was fun, scenic, and dangerous. I remember the scenic views of Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, and 1935 lava flow. In addition, there was an exciting roadway dip right before you see Pu’u Huluhulu. However, I prefer driving over the newly realigned Saddle Road. The latter is safer and faster.
I’m absolutely disgusted that Councilman Greenwell has decided fight the charges levied against him. There is strong evidence that he instigated this embarrassing incident, not the police. So, I firmly believe Mr. Greenwell should accept responsibility for his actions and plead guilty.
(Related item: Councilman Greenwell Is A Embarrassment For The Hawaii County Council And This Island)
The September 1st, 2010 agenda for the Mauna Kea Management Board is posted here. (available here in .pdf format). The acceptance of the TMT CDUA will be voted on during this meeting.
Lastly, I stumbled on this blog posting about Sandwich Isles Communications a few days ago. The highlight of the posting was this video interview with Al Pedersen, GM & VP Regulatory Affairs at Sandwich Isles Communications. He goes into detail why they need federal subsidies to operate their network.
