Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 2663 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify that the law on flexible highway design applies to the Koolau Loa coastal highway from Kaaawa to Waimea on Oahu.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Ho'opono Ko'olau Loa and Hawaii Reserves, Inc.

Your Committee finds that the rural nature of the moku should be preserved for the kama`aina and malihini alike. The Koolau Loa coastal highway provides beautiful vistas from the mountains to the ocean. The esthetics along this drive are emblematic of the aloha spirit and natural beauty of the island which should be preserved for generations to come.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2663 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.