Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.R. No. 27 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to urge the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an intergovernmental-community task force to plan for the development of an alternative access road to Kailua High School on Oahu.

The Department of Education, Kailua Neighborhood Board No. 31, Waimanalo Neighborhood Board No. 32, the Ko'olau News, and numerous concerned citizens testified in support of this measure. DOT supported the intent of the measure.

Traffic to and from Kailua High School often congest the little neighborhood streets that surround the school. Excessive noise and many "near misses" of pedestrians walking along the roadways near the school also occur on a daily basis. The problem becomes even more difficult when the school is having large functions on the weekends or in the evenings.

Your Committee understands the need for an alternative access road to Kailua High School and the safety and noise concerns of the surrounding community. Your Committee also understands the concerns raised by DOT that access to schools falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS).

Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 27, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 27, H.D. 1.