#emergency access
Big Island Now poll results: Emergency access to communities needs improvement islandwide
In looking at how emergency access can improve in communities, voters in the latest Big Island Now poll had one clear answer: build more roads.
Big Island Now poll no. 29: How can emergency access improve in communities?
Concerns over emergency access out of Big Island communities, particularly Waikōloa, increased after the 2021 Mana Road fire scorched 40,000 acres in South Kohala and forced the evacuation of 6,500 Waikōloa Village residents.