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C O U NT Y O F KAU A‘I
Bernard P. Carvalho JR.
Mayor
Wallace G. Rezentes Jr
Managing Director
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
News Release
For Immediate Release: August 23, 2017
CELIA MAHIKOA, EXECUTIVE
Tel (808) 246-8110
Fax (808) 241-6417
Blessing held for phase three of islandwide bus shelter project
Hanamā‘ulu – A blessing was held on Wednesday at the Hanamā‘ulu bus stop near
Peter Rayno Sr. to mark construction for the third phase of the islandwide bus stop passenger
shelter project.
“We are very excited for the third phase of the bus shelter project as it has been one of
our administration’s top priorities to shelter all of our bus stops islandwide!” said Mayor Bernard
P. Carvalho Jr. “We are incredibly grateful to our state legislators and councilmembers for their
support of this ongoing initiative, and to the many volunteers who helped to erect the bus
shelters on the island.”
Each of the new shelter locations will include a bike rack, trash receptacles and
photovoltaic lighting which offers a safe, comfortable and more pleasant waiting area for transit
riders.
Alaea Construction is the contractor for this phase of the project, which is expected to be
complete by the end of this year.
The legislature allocated $1.5M in 2015 to fund the third and final phase of construction,
and the County aims to shelter 22 bus stops by the end of 2017 as part of Mayor Carvalho’s
Holo Holo 2020 vision.
The vision calls for all organizations, businesses, residents and visitors on Kaua‘i to be
part of creating an island that is sustainable, values the native culture, has a thriving and healthy
economy, cares for all – keiki to kupuna – and has a responsible and user-friendly government.
To view a complete list of Holo Holo 2020 projects, please visit the County’s website,
www.kauai.gov.
For more information about the bus shelter project, please call the Transportation
Agency at 246-8110.
Special guests and dignitaries who attended the blessing include County of Kaua‘i Managing
Director Wally G. Rezentes Jr., Councilmembers Arthur Brun, Derek Kawakami and JoAnn
Yukimura, Rep. James Tokioka, former Kauai Mayor Maryanne Kusaka and Executive on
Transportation Celia Wooton-Mahikoa.
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