A community petition is urging the Hawaii Department of Transportation to reject a proposed bypass highway connector road near Wahikuli Gulch, Canoe Beach, and Ka’anapali hillside neighborhoods. Opponents want planners to choose already-paved alternative routes instead.
- The proposed connector road would place an on/off ramp near Hanaka’o’o Beach Park, a heavily used cultural and recreational site home to three outrigger canoe clubs.
- Petitioners cite concerns about disruption to a 167-year-old historic cemetery adjacent to the beach.
- Ka’anapali hillside residents say the road would bring noise, air pollution, and light intrusion within 1,000 feet of homes in designated Dark Sky communities.
- Signers argue shovel-ready, already-paved alternative alignments exist that would cost less and avoid these impacts.
- The petition is addressed to the Hawaii DOT and state Representative Elle Cochran and had reached 25 signatures as of publication.
Source: Moveon
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