52 thoughts on “Kauai Traffic Gridlock: Dubious New Data Intelligence Announced”
Jen
I couldn’t believe the massive amount of traffic on Kauai. It was so bad, I honestly wouldn’t go back there, nor suggest anyone go there due to the major problem there. They really need to improve the roads to be 4-lane highways (2 lanes in each direction). I stayed in Kapaa and couldn’t even turn left onto the highway at 6am because it was a constant flow of vehicles. And I noticed most of the vehicles driven at that time were locals. It was always a constant and steady flow of cars once on the highway. With all the locals and tourists, something needs to be done to address this bad situation on the island.
Simply the size and geographical structure of an Island will determine the amount of people capable to live and visit there before it become a nuisance to everyone. Limiting the access is the only viable long range solution.
I think it would have to be a combination of the already mentioned idea of introducing shuttles and first/last mile micro-transit solutions, while virtually eliminating almost all of the island’s rental car services. By switching over to an all electric shuttle service, with shuttles running every 15 minutes, coupled with another final destination “personal use” electric “golf cart” type of vehicles for extremely short-range travel within that specific area where they’ve arrived, and are wanting to explore. The jobs taken away from locals by eliminating the rental car companies could be replaced by the new job openings needed to be filled within the new shuttle service, as well as the micro-transit golf cart type of service I mentioned.
Businesses and government offices expand (or change)their hours of operation to create new windows of access. Flex scheduling for employee staff to reduce “the going to work and leaving work”mass migrations.
Put a cap on number of rental cars (public and private)
If I remember correctly all the work in adding extra lanes on kauai should have started in 2010.That never happened. If it was started back then we would not have this problem . So keep on improving the airport so the Marriotts and Hyatts can keep on making $$$$$ but don’t worry about the roads and the locals. Take advantage of our culture of not complaining. You will change the culture and people will stop coming. Don’t you wonder why Aloha Is Dying. Well people can just take soo much. When Aloha dies so does the travel industry. By then there will be no difference in any other warm destination for travelers. You reap what you sow. If I made any mistakes in spelling or grammar it doesn’t matter cause I know you got .y point
Apparently the traffic has gotten much worse since our last visit to Kauai. My only comment is that tourists want to rent a car and they want to sightsee, including a few trips from the North Shore to the South shore, and back. It might be best to inform them of the busiest times of the day/evening on that highway. That said, we must protect the infrastructure of this beautiful island!!
Princeville should have direct shuttle to the airport for all guests as well as the Hilton Hyatt should all shuttle their guests get rid of rental cars they ruin the island create traffic and mayhem that’s not what Kauai is all about they should have some type of restrictions from tourist driving in school zones during certain hours mahalo
As a former representative of HVB I lived in Kauai years ago and saw the steady degradation of the quality of life. The structure of the island simply cannot accommodates so many people and cars at the same time. Visitors have to be limited with a permit access fluctuating according to the months of the year. Too harsh you think? the alternative is chaos…..
I couldn’t believe the massive amount of traffic on Kauai. It was so bad, I honestly wouldn’t go back there, nor suggest anyone go there due to the major problem there. They really need to improve the roads to be 4-lane highways (2 lanes in each direction). I stayed in Kapaa and couldn’t even turn left onto the highway at 6am because it was a constant flow of vehicles. And I noticed most of the vehicles driven at that time were locals. It was always a constant and steady flow of cars once on the highway. With all the locals and tourists, something needs to be done to address this bad situation on the island.
Simply the size and geographical structure of an Island will determine the amount of people capable to live and visit there before it become a nuisance to everyone. Limiting the access is the only viable long range solution.
I think it would have to be a combination of the already mentioned idea of introducing shuttles and first/last mile micro-transit solutions, while virtually eliminating almost all of the island’s rental car services. By switching over to an all electric shuttle service, with shuttles running every 15 minutes, coupled with another final destination “personal use” electric “golf cart” type of vehicles for extremely short-range travel within that specific area where they’ve arrived, and are wanting to explore. The jobs taken away from locals by eliminating the rental car companies could be replaced by the new job openings needed to be filled within the new shuttle service, as well as the micro-transit golf cart type of service I mentioned.
Businesses and government offices expand (or change)their hours of operation to create new windows of access. Flex scheduling for employee staff to reduce “the going to work and leaving work”mass migrations.
Put a cap on number of rental cars (public and private)
If I remember correctly all the work in adding extra lanes on kauai should have started in 2010.That never happened. If it was started back then we would not have this problem . So keep on improving the airport so the Marriotts and Hyatts can keep on making $$$$$ but don’t worry about the roads and the locals. Take advantage of our culture of not complaining. You will change the culture and people will stop coming. Don’t you wonder why Aloha Is Dying. Well people can just take soo much. When Aloha dies so does the travel industry. By then there will be no difference in any other warm destination for travelers. You reap what you sow. If I made any mistakes in spelling or grammar it doesn’t matter cause I know you got .y point
Data to solve these issues. Please give us an AI mayor to go along with the data. Data and uberasation has caused these problems in the fist place.
Apparently the traffic has gotten much worse since our last visit to Kauai. My only comment is that tourists want to rent a car and they want to sightsee, including a few trips from the North Shore to the South shore, and back. It might be best to inform them of the busiest times of the day/evening on that highway. That said, we must protect the infrastructure of this beautiful island!!
Princeville should have direct shuttle to the airport for all guests as well as the Hilton Hyatt should all shuttle their guests get rid of rental cars they ruin the island create traffic and mayhem that’s not what Kauai is all about they should have some type of restrictions from tourist driving in school zones during certain hours mahalo
As a former representative of HVB I lived in Kauai years ago and saw the steady degradation of the quality of life. The structure of the island simply cannot accommodates so many people and cars at the same time. Visitors have to be limited with a permit access fluctuating according to the months of the year. Too harsh you think? the alternative is chaos…..