Kea’ahala Road connects Kāneʻohe town to major state facilities, but it’s been 20 years since it was properly repaved, and sidewalks are impassable for many.

A visit to bucolic Kea’ahala Road on Oʻahu’s Windward side can easily leave you thinking that time – and the city’s road maintenance crews – have passed it by.

The roadway is hardly a scenic detour, more of a time warp.

It’s also the main car and pedestrian connector between Kāneʻohe town and a state land parcel mauka of Kahekili Highway that includes Windward Community College, the Kāneʻohe District Courthouse, Windward Comprehensive Health Center, Kāneʻohe District Park and the Hawaiʻi State Hospital.

Over 150 cars are estimated to be driving mauka from Kamehameha Highway to those facilities during morning rush hour — and that w

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