STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2218

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 3158
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 3158 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to
address the traffic impact caused by automobile congestion in
neighborhoods and to install traffic calming measures.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from a
Nuuanu resident.  Testimony was received from the Department of
Transportation in support of the intent but expressing concern
regarding the sources of funding.

     Your Committee finds that the neighborhoods of Kalihi,
Nuuanu, Kaimuki, and Moiliili-McCully suffer from inbound and
outbound traffic congestion, and that traffic calming measures
such as trees, landscaping, barriers, additional signs,
roundabouts, and illuminated pedestrian crossings are needed.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting the
dollar amounts and leaving them blank.   

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3158, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached

 
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hereto as S.B. No. 3158, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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