STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3807

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.C.R. No. 112

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation and Energy, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 112 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ASSESS THE DANGERS OF PEDESTRIAN USE OF THE SHOULDER OF HALEAKALA HIGHWAY BETWEEN UPPER KIMO DRIVE AND AINAKULA ROAD AND TO EXAMINE POTENTIAL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to ensure the safety of pedestrians on Haleakala Highway between Upper Kimo Drive and Ainakula Road by urging the Department of Transportation to assess the dangers of pedestrian use of the shoulder and examine the effectiveness of potential pedestrian safety measures.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation.

 

     Your Committee finds that as the Kula area has grown more popular among visitors to Hawaii, pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic on Haleakala Highway has increased significantly.  Your Committee notes that there are significant safety risks for pedestrians along certain parts of Haleakala Highway in Kula, as there are no sidewalks for this stretch of the highway, and the shoulder is only six inches wide.  The pedestrians are put at further risk by the large number of drivers who exceed the posted speed limit of thirty miles per hour.  This measure seeks to assess these risks and provide safety measures for pedestrians.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Energy that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 112, and recommends its adoption.

 

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

 

 

 

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair