Bridge open between Hana and Kipahulu
Yesterday's
Maui
News reported on the
opening Sunday of the temporary bridge between Hana and Kipahulu, next to the
bridge that was closed due to damage from the October 15 quake. I drove across
it today, and it is nice to be able to drive into Kipahulu again, but not so
nice to see the all traffic out there again. As the article notes, the Kipahulu
residents have somewhat mixed feelings about the road being
open.One thing I noticed that was
interesting, which hadn't really registered until I saw the hard copy of the
paper this morning, with the photos of the blessing on the front page... look
especially at the first photo, with the mayor in it, and the third photo,
showing just the bridge, and notice the flag that is flying... alone: Ka Hae
Hawaii. Obviously someone just brought the flag and stuck in there, but this was
an official county event. It was still flying there today when I drove across.
I give the county a lot of credit for
acting so quickly to get the temporary bridge up and the road
open.But now today, as the
Maui
News also reports, folks
are upset because the county suddenly erected barriers preventing travel around
the back side near Kaupo, without any notice to the community.
Posted: Tue - December
5, 2006 at 04:58 PM