w Editors note: Old-timers might still remember the introduction from The Shadow radio program: Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! Jerome Freitas, a retired state Department of Transportation worker who is now better known as Da Shadow, since 2004 has been meeting with government representatives about problems he has discovered or that have been reported to him, and reporting the countys responses.
w Editor’s note: Old-timers might still remember the introduction from “The Shadow” radio program: “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!” Jerome Freitas, a retired state Department of Transportation worker who is now better known as Da Shadow, since 2004 has been meeting with government representatives about problems he has discovered or that have been reported to him, and reporting the county’s responses.
Lihue Boys & Girls Club clubhouse
We were notified in December 2017 that the Boys and Girls Club was in the process of securing fundraising to improve the abandoned building across Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall. What is the status of these efforts?
In an effort that crossed over administrations, an agreement has been put into place that gives control of an abandoned office near the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall to the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii. With this agreement, the organization has been able to secure support to renovate the structure.
Please provide an update on the Hokua Place subdivision, including when construction will begin for the 500 homes.
The developer of Hokua Place is currently in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process required prior to requesting their State Land Use District be reclassified to Urban. If and when the State Land Use Commission approves the urban districting, the developer then must go to council for a zoning amendment to re-zone the property from the Agriculture Zoning District to some other form of an urban district. If the council grants the zoning amendment, only after that can the developer begin the process of requesting zoning permits for Hokua Place.
What is the status of efforts to address potholes on Papaloa Road?
The potholes on Papaloa Road have been filled.
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Jerome Freitas can be reached at theshadow96751@gmail.com or 635-3528. Visit his website at http://theshadow96746.tripod.com.
As a resident that live on Papaloa Rd, if County saying that Papaloa Road pot holes filled, they need to come back and do it again.
Some filler added on Papaloa near stop sign with Llanikai St but I and others still swerve to avoid it as street surface far from smooth. Pot holes still exist on Papaloa in area of Lae Nani and Lanikai condos.
Serious pot hole(s) still exist on Papaloa near Kuhio Hwy intersection.
Just yesterday I was driving on Papaloa nearing Kuhio HWY and a driver in opposite direction nearly hit me head-on in their attempt to avoid some pot holes.