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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2026-25COUNTY COUNCIL COUNTY OF KAUA'I ~esolutionNo. 2026-25 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING OR REVISING SPEED LIMITS FOR PU'U ROAD, MAKA ROAD, POLARIS ROAD, AND HOKUA ROAD, KOLOA DISTRICT, COUNTY OF KAUA'I WHEREAS, Chapter 16, Article 5 of the Kaua'i County Code 1987, as amended, authorizes the County Council to designated maximum speed limits; and WHEREAS, Kalaheo Elementary School is located at 4400 Maka Road; and WHEREAS, Pu'u Road, Hokua Road, Maka Road, and Polaris Road are located in the Koloa District, County of Kaua'i, State of Hawai'i; and WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works, based on an engineering and traffic investigation, has recommended establishing a 25 miles per hour speed limit on the portion of Pu'u Road west of Papalina Road; and WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works, based on an engineering and traffic investigation, has recommended 15 miles per hour speed limits along Hokua Road, Maka Road, Polaris Road, and the portion of Pu'u Road east of Papalina Road, on a pilot basis 24 hours per day rather than only during school hours, due to these streets' proximity to Kalaheo Elementary School; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUA'!, STATE OF HAWAI'I THAT: SECTION 1. amended as follows: Section XIII, Resolution No. 54-91 (1991), is hereby "SECTION XIII. A maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour is hereby imposed on the following County roadways located in the Koloa District: 1. Akala Road (along its entire length). 2. Arnio Road (along its entire length). 3. Ehako Street (along its entire length). 4. Eleele Road (along its entire length). 5. Hailima Road (along its entire length). 6. Haku Hale Street (along its entire length). 7. Hapa Road (along its entire length). [8. Hokua Road (along its entire length).] [9.] 8. Hoone Road (along its entire length). [10.] 9. Hoowili Road (along its entire length). [11.] 10. Kai Ikena Drive (along its entire length). [12.] 11. Kalaheo Drive (along its entire length). [13.] 12. Kapili Road (along its entire length). [14.] 13. Keokeo Road (along its entire length). [15.] 14. Kikala Road (along its entire length). [16.] 15. Kikee Road (along its entire length). [17.] 16. Kipuka Street (along its entire length). [18.] 17. Kua Road (along its entire length). [19.] 18. Kui Lei Street (along its entire length). [20.] 19. Kuli Road (along its entire length). [21.] 20. Lae Road (along its entire length). [22.] 21. Lauoho Road (along its entire length). [23.] 22. Lawai Road (along its entire length). [24.] 23. Lohe Road (along its entire length). [25.] 24. Maikai Street (along its entire length). [26. Maka Road (along its entire length).] [27 .] 25. Mamaki Street (along its entire length). [28.] 26. Mehana Road (along its entire length). [29.] 27. Melemele Road (along its entire length). [30.] 28. N anakai Road (along its entire length). [31.] 29. Niho Road (along its entire length). [32.] 30. Ohuohu Street (along its entire length). [33.] 31. Opu Road (along its entire length). [34.] 32. Pa'ani Street (along its entire length). [35.] 33. Paanau Road (along its entire length). [36.] 34. Papalina Road (along its entire length). [37 .] 35. Peleleu Street (along its entire length). [38.] 36. Piko Road (along its entire length). [39.] 37. Poipu Road (from its intersection with Koloa Road to approximately 800 feet east of its intersection with Lawai Road). [40. Polaris Road (along its entire length).] [41.] 38. Punee Road (along its entire length). [42.] 39. Tapa Street (along its entire length). [43.] 40. Uha Road (along its entire length). [44.] 41. Uliuli Road (along its entire length). [45.] 42. Ulu Alii Street (along its entire length). [46.] 43. Upa Road (along its entire length). [47.] 44. Waha Road (along its entire length). [48.] 45. Waikomo Road (along its entire length). [49.] 46. Wailaau Road (along its entire length). [50.] 47. Waoke Street (along its entire length). [51.] 48. Wawae Road (along its entire length). [52.] 49. Weliweli Road (along its entire length)." SECTION 2. Resolution No. 24-99 amending Resolution No. 54-91 (1991) entitled "Resolution Establishing Speed Limits For County Roadways In The County Of Kauai, State OfHawai'i", is hereby amended as follows: "SECTION XV. School zones and a maximum speed limit of 15 miles per hour are hereby imposed on the following County roadways located in the Koloa District: [1. Maka Road along its entire length, as shown on the attached map.] [2] L Melemele Road (from approximately 150 feet north of its intersection with Akala Road to its end). [3] ~ Paanau Road (from its intersection with Poipu Road to approximately 500 feet west of said intersection). [4] _;i_ Poipu Road (from approximately 1100 feet south of its intersection with Koloa Road to approximately 900 feet south of its intersection with Waikomo Road). [5] 4. Uliuli Road (from approximately 200 feet east of its intersection with Melemele Road to approximately 75 feet north of its intersection with Ulaula Road). [6] ~ Waikomo Road (from its intersection with Poipu Road to approximately 350 feet east of said intersection)." SECTION 3. Resolution No. 2017-54, a Resolution Establishing A School Zone With A 15-Mile Per Hour (MPH) Speed Limit Near Kalaheo Elementary School For Polaris Road And A Portion Of Pu'u Road And Hokua Road, Koloa District, County Of Kaua'i, is hereby repealed in its entirety. SECTION 4. Maximum speed limits of fifteen miles per hour (15 MPH) are hereby established on the following County roadways, as shown on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A. 1. Hokua Road, along its entire length. 2. Maka Road, along its entire length. 3. Polaris Road, along its entire length. 4. Pu'u Road, from Papalina Road to Maka Road. SECTION 5. A maximum speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour (25 MPH) is hereby established on Pu'u Road from its northernmost intersection with Papalina Road to its southernmost intersection with Papalina Road, as shown on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A. SECTION 6. The Department of Public Works shall post appropriate signs designating the speed limits and the time periods imposed by this Resolution. SECTION 7. Any person convicted of violating any provisions of the Traffic Code of the County of Kaua'i, Chapter 16, Kaua'i County Code 1987, as amended, shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Section 16-21.6, Chapter 16, Kaua'i County Code 1987, as amended. SECTION 8. added is underscored. Material to be deleted is bracketed. New material to be SECTION 9. This Resolution shall take effect upon its approval and posting of appropriate signs. Introduced by: BERNARD P. CARVALHO, JR. 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