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.B. No. 1397 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to create a bicycle friendly environment on the island of Hawaii by requiring the Department of Transportation (DOT) to install two-way bikepaths along:

(2) The Waimea Bypass Road.

PATH-Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii, Kona Outdoor Circle, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. DOT did not support this bill.

Your Committee finds that the development of bikepaths promotes an alternative mode of transportation and in the process helps relieve traffic congestion, builds healthy lifestyles, and creates friendlier communities.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1397 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.