Honolulu Civil Beat | Waianae Coast: A new evacuation route? @civilbeat | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Oahu’s Waianae Coast has just one public way in and out via Farrington Highway.
In the aftermath of last year’s deadly wildfire in Lahaina, local transportation officials are scrambling to try and prevent a similar tragedy from occurring in other vulnerable pockets across Hawaii, including the Waianae Coast where the population has swelled to around 50,000 people.
State officials aim to work with the military to finally fix the rugged, crumbling Kolekole Pass — the only other way out of the Waianae Coast by car or truck — so that it can accommodate two lanes of traffic and serve as a reliable public evacuation route.
Full story: civilbeat.org/2024/03/after-lahaina-waianae-coast-residents-might-finally-get-a-key-evacuation-route
Would your neighborhood benefit from an alternate evacuation route? And Westside folks: Would fixing the Kolekole Pass road be enough?
Oahu’s Waianae Coast has just one public way in and out via Farrington Highway.
In the aftermath of last year’s deadly wildfire in Lahaina, local transportation officials are scrambling to try and prevent a similar tragedy from occurring in other vulnerable pockets across Hawaii, including the Waianae Coast where the population has swelled to around 50,000 people.
State officials aim to work with the military to finally fix the rugged, crumbling Kolekole Pass — the only other way out of the Waianae Coast by car or truck — so that it can accommodate two lanes of traffic and serve as a reliable public evacuation route.
Full story: civilbeat.org/2024/03/after-lahaina-waianae-coast-residents-might-finally-get-a-key-evacuation-route
Would your neighborhood benefit from an alternate evacuation route? And Westside folks: Would fixing the Kolekole Pass road be enough?
