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. 7 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that the Department of Transportation (DOT) to include a review of the economic feasibility of constructing a fixed rail system around the Island of Hawaii in the Hawaii Long Range Land Transportation Plan.

DOT testified in support of this measure.

The island of Hawaii is currently experiencing an increase in business and economic development resulting in increases in population growth and private automobiles. Your Committee finds that the Island of Hawaii still features large, open spaces and that the feasibility of developing a fixed rail system appears to be a potentially attractive solution to future traffic congestion.

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. 7 and recommends its adoption.