A trial run for a one-way traffic pattern on a portion of Ali‘i Drive will end in a couple of weeks.
Hawai‘i County created the one-way road, from Kailua Pier to the Hualālai Road intersection, to add free parking stalls to combat concerns over the extreme parking prices at privately owned lots in the downtown area.
The trial run for the northbound lane started May 1 and was supposed to last 90 days. However, because of the overwhelming feedback from the community opposing this change, the traffic pattern will revert to a two-way road on June 16.
A two-week poll conducted by Big Island Now to get a feel from the community on their thoughts about the new traffic pattern garnered more than 2,700 votes, with respondents primarily opposed to the change…