STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1679

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 43
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.R.
No. 43 entitled: 

     "SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY ALTERNATIVES TO THE KEAAU-PAHOA
     ROAD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this Resolution is to request the Department
of Transportation to study alternatives to the Keeau-Pahoa Road
on the Big Island.

     Your Committee finds that the Keeau-Pahoa Road is the only
thoroughfare in Puna.  This small, two-lane road is not meeting
the increasing demands of a fast growing Puna community.  Your
Committee also finds that the increased traffic on the road has
caused numerous accidents due to impatient overtaking motorists.

     Your Committee is very concerned about this problem but
needs more information before any formal action is taken.  Your
Committee is therefore requesting this study to seek alternatives
to the Keaau-Pahoa Road.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your

 
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Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 43 and
recommends its adoption.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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