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October 14, 2011

Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company Baseyard Update

By Aaron Stene

The manager, who is overseeing the Palani Road water transmission project, provided this update:

“I spoke to CTS about the wire fabric for the fencing and was informed that they would be installing the fabric beginning on the 24th. CTS indicated that, under the current circumstances, they preferred to wait until their September progress payment check is available, which will be tomorrow, before purchasing the wire fabric material from Oahu. They intend to have the fencing up prior to the new completion date of October 31.”

Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company started removing the crushing equipment from their Kealakehe Parkway baseyard on Tuesday. They’re also preparing to sell the leftover fill material to West Hawaii Concrete:

“We are demobbing the crusher equipment starting today, Tuesday, October 11, 2011. It will take 2 weeks for all of the equipment and spare parts to be shipped to its new location. The removal of the stockpile will be coordinated with Hawaiian Cement/West Hawaii. I will contact their manager for a definitive date.”

Nan is slated to start pouring the Palani Road concrete sidewalks next week. However, the overall Palani Road paving schedule still isn’t finalized yet. I’ll post this information when it becomes available.

Aina Koa Pono may sell their proposed Ka’u produced biofuel on the mainland in response to the recent PUC decision. The PUC rejected their biofuel purchase agreement with HECO.

Lastly, I’m extremely skeptical about former Governor Linda Lingle’s chance of winning outgoing Senator Akaka’s US Senate seat. Her track record as governor wasn’t very sterling, especially during her second term.

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August 18, 2011

Palamanui Campus Roadway Construction Update

By Aaron Stene

The manager overseeing the Palani Road water transmission project provided this construction update. I recently inquired if this project will be completed on time.

“Hi Aaron,

I just received some information I was waiting to receive from CTS regarding some additional work that DWS has asked CTS to do. To complete this additional work, CTS is requesting an additional 16 working days. If approved by the Water Board at their August monthly meeting, that will move the completion date from September 7 to September 29.

HELCO did need to do some work to bring power to our reservoir sites. I spoke to the electrical subcontractor on the project and he said HELCO has completed the majority of the work they needed to do. The subcontractor has placed slabs for the equipment and should be installing tomorrow so it sounds like the electrical work is moving along smoothly.

Actually, there will not be any pumps at these sites as the flow through this portion of our system will all be going downhill. The power is primarily for monitoring and control.”

Update: “I stand corrected…I received a call from HELCO after I sent you the response and I was informed that they have not done their work. When I spoke to the subcontractor, I asked if HELCO was out of their way and was told yes. By that I meant to ask if HELCO was done and gone but I guess to him it meant that HELCO was simply not in their way. HELCO said once they get onsite it will be about one week’s worth of work but they were not sure when they would start. I apologize for misinforming you.”

Related item: August 23rd, 2011 Water Board agenda

The alleged assault of Damon Tucker by HCPD officers has become a hot local news story. I hope Damon does take legal action against Hawaii County. These police officers are not above the law. In addition, this incident is an obvious example that HCPD officers lack media savvy. David Corrigan, of Big Island Video News, was asked by the police officer to stop filming when he recently served Damon. This is utterly ridiculous. These police officers work for the community, not against it.

Nevertheless, this shall pass. The next few months will be rough. However, I believe things will return to normal for Damon. Perhaps I’m a little bit naive, but this can’t drag on forever.

Update: Damon Tucker has retained the services of Gerard Lee Loy, a Hilo attorney, to represent him in this matter. He also told me that all new inquires regarding this case should be submitted in writing to his attorney.

Lastly, the manager overseeing the Palamanui Campus roadway project provided this construction update:

“We had a main pole line relocated by HELCO in the middle of the project to allow us to complete the mass excavation, you should see us day light into Kaiminani next week. We have to move all the poles on Kaiminani in the intersection to the south side of the road and install some more underground conduit. This work should happen the end of next month with HELCO (depending on HELCO’s schedule). We will begin some drywell work on the south/mauka corner of Kaiminani in two weeks, we have four drywells to install out there. We just finished the installation of the 16″ waterline from the Palamanui town center to where the line turns makai to tie into the highway lines.”

Related item: Access road grading continues, paving way for new college

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August 9, 2011

Wordless Tuesday

By Aaron Stene

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August 3, 2011

Ane Keohokalole Highway Construction Update

By Aaron Stene

I spoke to Alex Leonard, the project manager for the Ane Keohokalole Highway project, today. He informed me about upcoming construction which may impact traffic flow.

1. The existing Ane Keohokalole Highway segment between Kealakehe Parkway to Puohulihuli Street is slated to be closed for two weeks starting August 8th, 2011. The contractor will be working on drainage and utility conduit improvements during this time.

2. CTS Earthmoving recently started utility conduit trenching by the intersection of Kamaka’eha Avenue and Palani Road.There will be alternating lane closures as this work progresses. Please use caution driving through this area.

3. Hawaiian Telcom will complete the relocation of their utility poles by September 19th, 2011 (Oceanic Time Warner Cable should complete the relocation of their single fiber-optic cable by this time also). Hawaiian Telcom should be commended for their decision to accelerate the relocation of their poles.

4. The specialized concrete paving equipment won’t be available until late 2011 (It’s scheduled to arrive on December 5th,2011). The contractor would like to pave Palani Road first and move on to the next segments.

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July 28, 2011

Political Gridlock Has Pushed The United States To The Brink Of Financial Meltdown

By Aaron Stene

I know national politics isn’t something I normally blog about. However, the impending U.S debt default has worldwide implications. So, I couldn’t remain silent on this explosive issue as the clock ticks down to the debt ceiling deadline.

Political gridlock in Washington D.C has pushed the United States to the brink of a financial meltdown. Democrats, Republicans, President Obama, and the Tea Party are equally culpable for this mess. These individuals need to quickly learn the art of compromise. Each party needs to forsake partisan politics and work together for the betterment of the county. The United States’s triple-a credit rating is at risk if they can’t work together to craft a long-term solution.

Pier One Imports is planning to open a new store at Kona Coast Shopping Center in early 2012.

Target recently opened a new store in Hilo. Several individuals in my Facebook feed have openly criticized the opening of the Hilo Target. I believe it’s too late turn back the clock. The Hilo Target is open for business. We might as well embrace that fact and help them be successful. They hired 300 people in this tough economy after all.

The mid-level road contractor had to delay the utility trenching by Kamaka’eha Avenue. CTS Earthmoving has to complete additional repair work up by the Henry Street intersection before they move on.

I’m planning to speak to the project manager next week about this utility trenching and getting Hawaiian Telcom’s updated pole relocation schedule.

Lastly, the management of the Kona Village resort recently reaffirmed their desire to re-open this unique destination.

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July 7, 2011

Ane Keohokalole Highway Project Update

By Aaron Stene

The manager overseeing the Ane Keohokalole Highway project e-mailed me this update regarding the ongoing Palani Road/Henry Street intersection construction.

“Aaron,

Current status of the utility installation in and around the Palani-Henry St Junction:

“All underground utilities and traffic system ductlines have been installed across Henry Street. Trenches are now being extended across Palani in three places – one Makai of the junction, one Mauka, and one diagonal across it. These trenches must pass underneath 3 large capacity water lines, and so need to be over 9-ft deep in places. It is anticipated that the Southern portions of those 3 trenches will be complete by the end of this week, and will be backfilled and temporarily repaved (trench patched) by the middle of next week. At that time, Henry St junction will be re-opened, and both lanes of traffic on Palani will be shifted to the South side of the road while trenching continues across it on the North side.

It is currently anticipated that latter portion will be complete by the end of July. In the following phase, trenching will proceed immediately in three new locations across Palani Rd in the vicinity of the Kamaka’eha intersection and at the Fire Station.

Motorists are advised to use extreme caution when traveling through the construction zone – we have received reports of some motorists intentionally knocking over the orange warning cones that line the work-zone – this can create a hazardous situations as cars attempt to maneuver around the displaced cones. Construction workers and police monitor the area night and day, however there is still possibility of dangerous driving conditions – especially at night and on weekends.”

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