The city is seeking a letter of indemnification from residents who made repairs to a portion of Mapele Road that had collapsed in November due to heavy rain.

The city Department of Design and Construction had planned to gather construction data for an assessment of the road after residents made repairs last weekend.

But city spokesman Andrew Pereira said Friday the city requested the letter, signed by a representative of the residents and stating the city isn’t liable for the portion of the road that collapsed because there is no contractor-documented data for the work.

Pereira said once the city receives the letter, crews will resume the curbside pickup that was halted on Nov. 21.

“It’s to allow us to resume regular trash pickup,” Pereira said about the indemnification letter. “It’s primarily because the road collapsed. Majority of the time it’s done when something like this happens on a private road.”

Over the Easter weekend, community members used large boulders and fill material to stabilize the road in the rural Kahaluu neighborhood. The city had said it was not responsible for major reconstruction because decades ago the original developers did not turn the road over to the city for ownership. The city and several residents, some deceased, are listed as owners of Mapele Road.

Nick Lohr, a Mapele Road resident and chairman of a steering committee set up by residents to address the road’s condition, said Friday that there were some sketches done and photos taken of the repairs.

“The community jumped in and fixed what we could before it got worse,” Lohr said, adding that residents want their trash pickup back.

The city still expects to repave Mapele Road within the next six months, Pereira said.