No stop sign is needed there. No parking signs should be put up along The Nuka side of road. This is where Nuka customers like to PARK, which creates a major blind spot for drivers to see pedestrians using crosswalk.
I am writing in opposition of the stop sign on Haiku Road. I was born and raised here in Haiku. My family on both sides haver been here in Haiku for many generations. I can see elderly Haiku residents like my 87 year old grandmother, who was born, raised, and still resides in Haiku, getting into an accident because of a stop sign that does not need to be there.
I do think that there is a problem that is happening there but the solution is not a stop sign. The solution is not to allow anyone to park in front of Nuka, on the marked sidewalk. That has never been a parking. There has been a lot of vehicles with out of state plates that always tend to park there. A simple no parking sign there would be sufficient. There is no parking signs, but they’ve been installed across the other side of the street, where no one parks. When someone parks there, you can not see traffic going from makai to mauka. It’s dangerous to allow people to block the view.
I don’t recall any accidents happening there. I know that you are taking the recommendation of the HCA, but realize that all but one member, myself, are not from here but are now residents. They seem to lack any input from long time generational residents, whom agree with me, that a stop sign is a bad idea.
Attached is a picture of where people keep parking. I had to drive out to the road in order to see traffic coming. Please reconsider better options.
Aloha IT Subcommittee-
Kokomo Rd. connecting to Haiku Road has become a principal thoroughfare artery between Upcountry and East Maui (including Haiku). An inexperienced traveler would assume it is a continuous roadway and would not be aware of the 90° Haiku Road turn. The stop sign at the north end of Kokomo Rd. at the intersection with Haiku Road gives the false impression that the intersection has a four-way stop. The stop sign on Haiku Road at the eastern intersection of Kokomo Rd. adds to the confusion. The figurine in the middle of the street has been ineffective and is often vandalized or tossed to the side. This intersection, with the post office and commercial establishments on all sides is the heart of Haiku and a likely area for inexperienced visitors or residents to traverse. The three-way stop at this intersection is dangerous and the County is on notice. I respectfully urge you to make the intersection safer with a stop sign at the mauka end of Haiku road where it meets Kokomo Rd. Also, the Haiku Community Association recognizes and thanks Councilmember Molina for his support.
Philip Lowenthal
Haiku Community Association
Vice-chair
No stop sign is needed there. No parking signs should be put up along The Nuka side of road. This is where Nuka customers like to PARK, which creates a major blind spot for drivers to see pedestrians using crosswalk.
Testimony received by IT Committee:
Aloha all,
I am writing in opposition of the stop sign on Haiku Road. I was born and raised here in Haiku. My family on both sides haver been here in Haiku for many generations. I can see elderly Haiku residents like my 87 year old grandmother, who was born, raised, and still resides in Haiku, getting into an accident because of a stop sign that does not need to be there.
I do think that there is a problem that is happening there but the solution is not a stop sign. The solution is not to allow anyone to park in front of Nuka, on the marked sidewalk. That has never been a parking. There has been a lot of vehicles with out of state plates that always tend to park there. A simple no parking sign there would be sufficient. There is no parking signs, but they’ve been installed across the other side of the street, where no one parks. When someone parks there, you can not see traffic going from makai to mauka. It’s dangerous to allow people to block the view.
I don’t recall any accidents happening there. I know that you are taking the recommendation of the HCA, but realize that all but one member, myself, are not from here but are now residents. They seem to lack any input from long time generational residents, whom agree with me, that a stop sign is a bad idea.
Attached is a picture of where people keep parking. I had to drive out to the road in order to see traffic coming. Please reconsider better options.
Mahalo,
Charla Konohia
(808)264-3293
Aloha IT Subcommittee-
Kokomo Rd. connecting to Haiku Road has become a principal thoroughfare artery between Upcountry and East Maui (including Haiku). An inexperienced traveler would assume it is a continuous roadway and would not be aware of the 90° Haiku Road turn. The stop sign at the north end of Kokomo Rd. at the intersection with Haiku Road gives the false impression that the intersection has a four-way stop. The stop sign on Haiku Road at the eastern intersection of Kokomo Rd. adds to the confusion. The figurine in the middle of the street has been ineffective and is often vandalized or tossed to the side. This intersection, with the post office and commercial establishments on all sides is the heart of Haiku and a likely area for inexperienced visitors or residents to traverse. The three-way stop at this intersection is dangerous and the County is on notice. I respectfully urge you to make the intersection safer with a stop sign at the mauka end of Haiku road where it meets Kokomo Rd. Also, the Haiku Community Association recognizes and thanks Councilmember Molina for his support.
Philip Lowenthal
Haiku Community Association
Vice-chair