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.C.R. No. 38 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of installing an outdoor wireless corridor along the H-1 freeway in order to encourage utilization by highly occupied vehicles and busses, and to facilitate the gathering of traffic metrics.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation. Testimony in opposition was received from the Honolulu Police Department.

Legions of Oahu residents spend at least two hours daily traveling on the H-1 freeway during rush hour traffic going to and from work. Passengers in vehicles on the H-1 during rush hours could better spend their time while in their cars doing work or research on the Internet.

Your Committee finds that an outdoor wireless corridor infrastructure would support continuous coverage for wireless network services for wireless-enabled laptop computers and personal digital assistant devices. An outdoor wireless corridor would enable access to online resources in any location along H-1. Furthermore, according to testimony of the Department of Transportation, it is currently working on an Intelligent Transportation System project for Oahu freeways that has been approved by the Federal Transportation Administration and is funded ninety percent by federal moneys.

Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting a paragraph referencing the popularity of wireless devices.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 38, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Media, Arts, Science, and Technology, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 38, S.D. 1.