HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

73

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

requesting A STUDY TO DETERMINE the economic feasibility of constructing a fixed rail system around the island of hawaii.

 

WHEREAS, fixed rail provides an exclusive lane of transportation and an attractive, efficient, and rapid alternative to the private automobile; and

WHEREAS, fixed rail can be a part of a planned, sensible, and balanced transportation system; and

WHEREAS, the Portland transit light rail system in Oregon was part of a greater vision and broader strategic plan, and it has been hailed as a development tool that helped to revive a stagnant economy and create a livable community; and

WHEREAS, the densely populated county of Honolulu is faced with the ongoing, seemingly unsolvable problem of integrating a mass transit system into a congested city that has not adequately planned for its transportation needs along with its growth; and

WHEREAS, by comparison, the island of Hawaii still features wide open spaces, and today, development is just beginning to take off, making construction of a fixed rail system an attractive and potentially feasible endeavor; and

WHEREAS, today is the ideal time to develop plans for a light rail system for the island of Hawaii along with broader, strategic long-range planning for future growth on the island; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2003, that the state Department of Transportation is requested to conduct a study to determine the economic feasibility of a fixed rail system around the island of Hawaii; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state Department of Transportation report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature at least 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2004; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, the Director of Transportation, the Hawaii County Mayor, and the Hawaii County Council.

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Fixed Rail; Island of Hawaii