A capital improvement project for the Honokohau Small Boat Harbor mauka boat ramp in Kailua-Kona is scheduled to start Jan. 30.
A capital improvement project for the Honokohau Small Boat Harbor mauka boat ramp in Kailua-Kona is scheduled to start Jan. 30.
That will include the removal of both concrete loading docks and installation of new loading docks with new plastic lumber fendering and cleats. The project was contracted to Isemoto Contracting and will cost $562,700.
According to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, the project will help improve user safety and provide additional boating access for recreational and commercial vessel operators. The Honokohau Small Boat Harbor mauka boat ramp loading docks are structurally deteriorated because of spalling of the concrete and corrosion of the steel reinforcement. The loading dock on the mauka side of the loading dock was condemned because of structural instability. The makai loading dock has similar structural deficiencies, although not as severe.
The ramp will be closed until the project is completed, estimated to be by March 30. During the closure, boaters will need use alternate launch sites. Boaters should coordinate with the Hawaii district boating staff for alternate launch sites during the closure.