MEDIA RELEASE

The Traffic Division of the county Department of Public Works manages 9,308 street lights islandwide. Each is operated by light-sensing cells, and a percentage are regularly in need of repair or maintenance.

Two things can happen with the street lights. Bulbs may burn out, which means the light will not activate at dusk, or the sensor may malfunction and the light will remain on all day.

If a street light in your neighborhood is lit all day or is not lit at night, call the Traffic Division of Public Works, weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 961-8341 with the street light pole number.
This number is six to seven feet up on the street light pole and is easily spotted from a car. To help pinpoint the street light, give the street or highway name, as well as the closest mile marker or nearby landmark.
For more information, call Ron Thiel, Traffic Division Chief, at 961-8341.

Need a pothole repaired? Call the county. Public Works personnel repair potholes each Friday between 6:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Call one of the numbers listed below. The staff will ask for the following information:

1) General location of the pothole

2) A landmark in the vicinity.

3) Your phone number in case they need to contact you.

The office hours for each of the following nine offices are weekdays, 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. After hours, leave a message on the voice mail.

South Hilo: 961-8636

North Hilo/Hamakua: 775-7500

Waimea: 887-3004

Keauhou, North Kona: 322-2877

North Kohala: 887-3004

Ka’u, Waiohinu: 939-2500

Puna: 966-5806