STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1948

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.C.R. No. 163

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 163 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A DIRECT ACCESS ON-RAMP FROM THE KANEOHE-BOUND LANES OF THE LIKELIKE HIGHWAY ONTO THE WINDWARD-BOUND LANES OF THE INTERSTATE H-3 FREEWAY TO KAILUA IN ORDER TO FACILITATE TRAVEL AND REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN KANEOHE TOWN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to mitigate traffic congestion in Kaneohe town by requesting the Department of Transportation (DOT) to study the feasibility of constructing a direct access on-ramp from the Kaneohe-bound lanes of the Likelike Highway onto the windward-bound lanes of the Interstate H-3 Freeway to Kailua in order to facilitate travel.

     DOT did not support this measure.

     Currently, motorists traveling to the Windward side of Oahu on the Likelike Highway are either routed to Kaneohe or north to Kahekili Highway, but are unable to head towards Kailua without going through Kaneohe town.  This causes major traffic congestion throughout Kaneohe town.  Your Committee finds that construction of a direct access on-ramp from the Kaneohe-bound lanes of the Likelike Highway onto the windward-bound lanes of the H-3 Freeway to Kailua may alleviate some of this traffic.

     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. 163 and recommends its adoption.

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

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair