STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1037

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2021

 

RE:   S.B. No. 287

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 287, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VISION ZERO,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to:

 

     (1)  Require the Department of Transportation and counties to implement a vision zero program in the State by July 1, 2022; and

 

     (2)  Establish a goal of no traffic fatalities or serious injuries by 2045.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, Honolulu Police Department, Blue Zones Project, Mothers Against Driving Hawaii, People's Advocacy for Trails Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Bicycling League, AlohaChare, Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition, and three individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that vision zero is a multi-national road traffic safety project that aims to achieve a traffic system with no fatalities or serious injuries involving traffic.  As of March 2021, there have already been 17 traffic related fatalities throughout the State.  Your Committee believes that vision zero is a step forward toward decreasing these numbers and providing a safe environment for all Hawaii residents.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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 S.B. No. 287, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 287, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair