REPRESENTATIVE MARILYN LEE

District 38-Mililani, Mililani Mauka, Waipio Acres

Mililani Community Report September 2012

Hawaii State Capitol, Room 434, 415 South Beretania Street,

Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone 586-9460, Fax 586-9466 replee@capitol.hawaii.gov

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25th Anniversary Year of Mililani’s All America City Award

ROAD WORK CONTINUES IN MILILANI MAUKA

Many of you have contacted my office inquiring about road work in Mililani

Mauka. I want to let everyone know that the City is contracting Alakona Corp. to

provide preventive maintenance, using slurry seal, for municipal streets in Mililani

Mauka. Slurry seal is cold mix asphalt which is used for sealing aged and raveled

pavements, filling minor cracks, restoring skid resistance and restoring a road's

aesthetic appeal. Local traffic will be able to access the roads that are being

worked on and city and federal services (trash pickup, mail delivery) will still be

available during work. Emergency vehicles will also be able to access the road.

Ala Kona is currently working on the area inside Ainamauka Drive loop. Street

maintenance work in Mililani Mauka will probably extend into 2013. Plans are

also underway to rehabilitate Meheula Parkway and Anania Drive next year.

Helping Mililani Ike Second Graders learn about government

Dear Friends,

It has been an eventful month, and soon we will be into the Holiday sea-son.

On September 21, Mililani High School will celebrate Homecoming with a parade and football game (the first Homecoming Game on our new turf!) I will participate in the parade and proudly attend the game.

Second graders at Mililani Ike were avid listeners in sessions at the school where we talked about government and the responsibilities of citizens.

I helped with the Lion’s Vision and Hearing screenings at Kipapa Ele-mentary, Mililani Mauka Elementary and Mililani Middle School. This is an impor-tant project to make sure our students can see and hear at optimum levels for learning.

On a somber note, we observed the 11th Anniversary of the 9-11 Attacks with various events in the community. The recent loss of our Ambassador to Libya was a sad reminder of the risks our diplomatic corps faces serving in embas-sies abroad. Our thoughts are with the families and survivors.

Aloha,

Marilyn Lee, Representative District 38

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On the next episode of Kukui Connection, Representative Lee

talks with Mililani’s own Suzanne Jones, the Recycling Branch

Chief for the City and County of Honolulu.

The interview with Ms. Jones can be seen on Channel 54 at

8:30 pm on Friday, Sept 21st and at 4:00 pm on Sunday, Sept

23rd and Sunday, September 30th.

Mililani High School

Design and Construction to resurface upper parking lot and driveways

The Department of Education has reported that they have awarded a contract to "Road Builders Inc." in the amount of $494,157 to resurface the upper parking lot and driveways at Mililani High School. Work is anticipated to start within the next few months.

Replace and upgrade of fiber-optic backbone and building network cabling

School officials have reported that work on the $1,000,000 project is moving forward and currently in stage 3 of the 5 stage project.

Construction of a multi-purpose building at the school

The Department of Education has just awarded a contract to "Close Con-struction" in the amount of $464,408 to construct a pre-fabricated multi-purpose building at the school. The building, which is funded by Mililani High School's own school funds, will be used by the band, cheerleaders, and for afterschool classes.

Kipapa Elementary School

Design and Construction to replace the Library's air condi-tioning system

Work to replace the Library's air conditioning system has been going on throughout the summer. The $200,000 project is anticipated to be completed by the November 2012 deadline.

Mililani Middle School

Design and Construction to install a covered playcourt

The Department of Education reports that project is in the process of being officially awarded to the low bidder. After the $500,000 contract is awarded, the contractor will have to order steel for the columns and beams and the de-signer will need to obtain a building permit. Work on the project is anticipated to begin in 3-4 months.

Study to reduce traffic congestion on Meheula Parkway and an alternate freeway exit from Mililani Mauka

The Department of Transportation has reported that their consultant contract for the $350,000 traffic study was just executed. A notice to proceed of work will be Oct. 8 2012. The Consultant will try to schedule data collection before the Holiday season starts, however if they cannot do it, data collection will be taken in February of 2013. The consultant is currently putting a project schedule together.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATES

MEHEULA VISTA UPDATE

The Meheula Vista Senior Affordable Housing Development is

moving forward according to an update from the Hawai'i Finance

and Development Corporation (HHFDC.) The developer, GSF

Inc., along with its partner Catholic Charities, is still seeking fi-

nancing for the 301 one-bedroom apartment complex between

Lehiwa Drive and Kuaoa Street in Mililani Mauka. The HHFDC

anticipates construction on the project to be about a year away.

City Council approved the project in August of 2011.

AYSO Opening Day Ceremonies at Mililani District Park

KUKUI CONNECTION

Representative Lee attended the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

Legislative Summit in Chicago, Illinois in early August 2012. Representative Lee

attended as President of NCSL’s Women’s Legislative Network. She is pictured

here with members of the Women’s Legislative Network’s Executive Board.