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The city is continuing to make strides in making over Ala Moana Regional Park. Standing in front of a recently renovated bathhouse, Mayor Kirk Caldwell, on Thursday, pointed to upgrades in the works, including the repaving of Ala Moana Park Drive, at a cost of just over $1 million. It remains unclear, though, whether the master plan for the “People’s Park” will be fully executed as envisioned.
Which projects move forward, Caldwell said, “comes down to money.” Public push-back plays a big role, too. Last summer, in response to complaints that widening the makai-side walkway would alter established curbside parking, the city dropped the feature.
With more traffic comes traffic cams
Kamaaina remember, without too much trouble, a time when cameras on the neighbor islands were trained on any photo target other than the local highways. But isle populations have grown, and the downside of having few and relatively narrow travel corridors is that they fill up quickly.
That’s why on the Department of Transportation site (goakamai.org), Maui now has nine traffic cams. Even little Kauai (no longer so little) has four. So far, the Big Island isn’t big enough in that way — yet.