STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1818-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.C.R. No. 46

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 46 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO COMPLY WITH COUNTY ORDINANCES AND STANDARDS RELATING TO OUTSIDE LIGHTING AT AIRPORTS AND HARBORS, AND TO PROVIDE CUT-OFF OR FULLY SHIELDED LENS FIXTURES TO DIRECT ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING DOWNWARD TO PREVENT DIFFUSION THE LIGHT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII AND THE ISLAND OF MAUI,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to decrease light pollution and save energy on the islands of Maui and Hawaii by requesting the Department of Transportation (DOT) to:

(1) Comply with county ordinances and standards relating to outside lighting at airports and harbors; and

(2) Provide cut-off or fully shielded lens fixtures to direct artificial lighting downward to prevent diffusion of the light into the atmosphere.

The University of Hawaii and members of the Maui County Council testified in support of this concurrent resolution. DOT supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee finds that the use of fully shielded lighting fixtures will conserve energy and resources while maintaining appropriate outdoor lighting suitable for safety, utility, and security. These types of fixtures are also environmentally-friendly.

Although your Committee notes that a grammatical error exists in the title of this measure, passage of this measure may be prevented if the concurrent resolution is amended resulting in the demise of this important issue. Therefore, your Committee decided to pass this concurrent resolution without amendments noting that the grammatical error has no effect on the substance of the measure.

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 S.C.R. No. 46 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

		____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair