New section of Saddle Road opens

Kahu Danny Akaka blesses the new section of Saddle Road Tuesday, Aug 18 - 6.5 miles from Mauna Kea State Park to near the Girl Scout Camp Kilohana.

Former Mayor Harry Kim also played a role in developing the Saddle Road project.

Rick Suarez, federal highways; Darryl Hampton, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Transportation Engineering Agency; Sen. Daniel K. Inouye; Robert Korpanty, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Transportation Engineering Angency; Mayor Billy Kenoi.

Sen. Daniel Inouye speaks at the blessing of the newly opened section of Saddle Road.

The crowd laughs at a joke from Sen. Dan Inouye