The county hopes to complete the contract bidding documents for the Kaiminani Drive improvement project by the end of 2011, according to the project manager.
The Mamalahoa Highway resurfacing project bid solicitation (from Makalei to Palani Junction) was delayed again. The HDOT hopes to advertise this solicitation by December 2011.
West Hawaii Today recently published yet another letter to the editor from me. However, the point I was trying to make was lost in translation:
“Aaron,
Nice complaining.
Can’t stream movies without high speed Internet.
There are many places (and on the mainland) that still can’t get DSL! What’s the world coming to?”
I posted this rebuttal here:
“Isleguy,
You misunderstood the point of my letter. Two out of three of the submarine fiber-optic cables serving the neighbor islands are nearing the end of their life. The companies who own these cables haven’t announced any plans to replace them. This doesn’t bode well for the folks living on the neighbor islands.”
Lastly, Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company provided this update regarding their Kealakehe Parkway baseyard:
“We had begun removing the last of the debris pile but the contractor needed some time to push the loads that we sent previously. Our operator was able to push about 1/2 of the large pile. The operator was sent to Oahu temporarily to help with DOT projects in conjunction with APEC. We were contracted to gather, stockpile and eventually put in place over 500 concrete barriers that started on November 3rd. Removing the barriers will begin tomorrow. Once done, the operator will be sent back. We received DOH approval to relocate our remaining crusher last week also.”
