Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 136 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to alleviate traffic congestion on the Waianae coast by requesting Statewide Traffic Commanders to coordinate and implement responses to Waianae coast traffic concerns.

A member of the Waianae Neighborhood Board testified in support of this measure. The Department of Transportation (DOT) supported the intent of this measure. The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) opposed this measure.

Currently, the only access to the Waianae coast is through Farrington Highway. This two-lane highway provides limited access to an area with a growing population and is susceptible to closure for incidents such as brush fires, accidents, criminal investigations, and natural disasters, creating nightmares for Leeward residents.

Your Committee notes that Statewide Traffic Commanders is a statewide organization comprised of police traffic commanders from each county and that neighbor island police commanders would have no vested interest in the traffic concerns of Leeward Oahu. 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.C.R. No. 136, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 136, H.D. 1.