Thursday, November 21, 2024
Hawai'i Free Press

Current Articles | Archives

Friday, August 1, 2014
State Administrator Admits Federal Highway Dollars in Jeopardy
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 6645 Views :: Politicians, Rail, Republican Party

HIGHWAYS ADMINISTRATOR ALVIN TAKESHITA ADMITS STATE’S SHARE OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY DOLLARS IN JEOPARDY

News Release from Hawaii Republican Party

HONOLULU (August 1, 2014) - At a packed public meeting in Kamuela on Wednesday, Highways Administrator Alvin Takeshita noted that funding for many of Hawaii’s major road projects was in jeopardy as Democrats are expected to lose control of the Senate after the November election. Unless the State elects a Republican to represent its needs and projects, Hawaii’s current all-Democrat delegation will have no seat in the majority caucus where decisions are made.

Takeshita’s remarks were followed by a July 31 West Hawaii Today article which noted that efforts to secure federal grants for a major Big Island project, the widening of Saddle Road, have been unsuccessful to-date.

“Hawaii is already seeing the effects of having one of the most junior Congressional delegations in the nation. We are losing out on our share of federal dollars, and the problem is only expected to compound unless we send a Republican to Washington,” said Pat Saiki, State Chair of the Hawaii Republican Party. “When State officials like Takeshita are publicly expressing concern of our delegation’s ability to lobby on Hawaii’s behalf, both citizens and the construction workforce should be alarmed that many shovel ready projects will be shelved.”

The Highways Administrator spoke in regards to the Kawaihae Bypass, a major need for the area community, being eliminated or shelved as the State had to reallocate resources due to lack of funding.

The Senate Highway Bill is only funded through May 2015, as Republicans are expected to gain the majority in November.

# # #

Links

TEXT "follow HawaiiFreePress" to 40404

Register to Vote

2aHawaii

Aloha Pregnancy Care Center

AntiPlanner

Antonio Gramsci Reading List

A Place for Women in Waipio

Ballotpedia Hawaii

Broken Trust

Build More Hawaiian Homes Working Group

Christian Homeschoolers of Hawaii

Cliff Slater's Second Opinion

DVids Hawaii

FIRE

Fix Oahu!

Frontline: The Fixers

Genetic Literacy Project

Grassroot Institute

Habele.org

Hawaii Aquarium Fish Report

Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society

Hawaii Catholic TV

Hawaii Christian Coalition

Hawaii Cigar Association

Hawaii ConCon Info

Hawaii Debt Clock

Hawaii Defense Foundation

Hawaii Family Forum

Hawaii Farmers and Ranchers United

Hawaii Farmer's Daughter

Hawaii Federation of Republican Women

Hawaii History Blog

Hawaii Jihadi Trial

Hawaii Legal News

Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance

Hawaii Matters

Hawaii Military History

Hawaii's Partnership for Appropriate & Compassionate Care

Hawaii Public Charter School Network

Hawaii Rifle Association

Hawaii Shippers Council

Hawaii Together

HiFiCo

Hiram Fong Papers

Homeschool Legal Defense Hawaii

Honolulu Navy League

Honolulu Traffic

House Minority Blog

Imua TMT

Inouye-Kwock, NYT 1992

Inside the Nature Conservancy

Inverse Condemnation

July 4 in Hawaii

Land and Power in Hawaii

Lessons in Firearm Education

Lingle Years

Managed Care Matters -- Hawaii

MentalIllnessPolicy.org

Missile Defense Advocacy

MIS Veterans Hawaii

NAMI Hawaii

Natatorium.org

National Parents Org Hawaii

NFIB Hawaii News

NRA-ILA Hawaii

Obookiah

OHA Lies

Opt Out Today

Patients Rights Council Hawaii

Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii

Pritchett Cartoons

Pro-GMO Hawaii

RailRipoff.com

Rental by Owner Awareness Assn

Research Institute for Hawaii USA

Rick Hamada Show

RJ Rummel

School Choice in Hawaii

SenatorFong.com

Talking Tax

Tax Foundation of Hawaii

The Real Hanabusa

Time Out Honolulu

Trustee Akina KWO Columns

Waagey.org

West Maui Taxpayers Association

What Natalie Thinks

Whole Life Hawaii