STAND. COM. REP. 253

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 1566

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 1566 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PLANNING OF AN ALTERNATE ACCESS ROAD FOR THE NORTH SHORE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to make an appropriation for the planning of an alternate access road for the North Shore along Drum Road.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) opposed this measure.

Recent rockslides around the island of Oahu have caused inconveniences for visitors and residents alike. Most recently, rockslides near Makapuu and Waimea Bay have forced road closures and caused financial hardships for businesses in these areas.

Your Committee finds that the possibility exists for another rockslide and road closure on the Haleiwa side of Waimea Bay. If this occurs, inconveniences and financial difficulties will once again be felt by the residents of the North Shore.

Although your Committee understands that there may be a need to create access roads for other areas of Oahu, it appears that the North Shore access along Drum Road is more of a priority and warrants further discussion. The concerns raised by DOT regarding the financial impact of an appropriation for the planning of this access road have also been noted, although your Committee feels that further discussion on the measure is warranted.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1566 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

 

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair