STAND. COM. REP. NO. 72

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 903

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 903 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO KAHEKILI HIGHWAY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for each year of the next fiscal biennium for the operating costs of a permanent contraflow lane on Kahekili Highway during peak traffic hours.

Testimony in opposition to this measure was received from the DOT.

Your Committee finds that this measure will provide residents of the Windward side needed traffic congestion relief. The contraflow lane has proven effective in improving traffic congestion. Your Committee finds that the implementation of a permanent contraflow lane traffic scheme on the Kahelili Highway during peak traffic hours will help to ensure that traffic flows safely, quickly, and efficiently.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 903 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation and Government Operations,

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair