Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 31 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to ensure the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians by requesting the Department of Transportation (DOT) to take necessary steps to fill the vacant position of Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for the Bike Plan Hawaii Project (Bike Plan Hawaii).

DOT and the Leeward Oahu Transportation Management Association testified in support of this measure.

Bike Plan Hawaii was developed as part of overall transportation planning efforts on Oahu with the goal of promoting bicycling as an attractive, safe, and legitimate form of transportation throughout the state. Your Committee finds that the Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for the Traffic Branch of DOT, whose responsibility included oversight of bicycle, pedestrian, and Americans with Disabilities Act programs statewide, was vacated several months ago. Although DOT has been conducting an extensive recruitment for this important position, attracting a qualified candidate has been difficult.

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. 31 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.