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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.C.R. NO. |
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE IMPACT OF THE STEEL WHEELS ON RAIL TECHNOLOGY PROPOSED AS THE MASS TRANSIT OPTION FOR OAHU ON WAIPAHU HIGH SCHOOL AND WAIPAHU INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL WITH RESPECT TO NOISE AND VIBRATION.
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2008, a five-member independent technology-selection expert panel concluded that steel wheels on rail technology offered the best combination of reliability, capability, and cost for Oahu's proposed mass transit project; and
WHEREAS, Waipahu High School is located a mere fifty yards from the proposed steel wheels on rail mass transit route and Waipahu Intermediate School is also in close proximity to the proposed route; and
WHEREAS, the buildings making up Waipahu High School and Waipahu Intermediate School do not have air conditioning to act as partial insulation against the noise and vibration projected to be caused by the construction and operation of the rail mass transit system; and
WHEREAS, it is unclear how the learning environment at Waipahu High School and Waipahu Intermediate School will be affected by noise and vibration generated by the construction and operation of the mass transit system; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2008, the Senate concurring, that the Council of the City and County of Honolulu is requested to report to the Legislature on the impact of the steel wheels on rail technology proposed as the mass transit option for Oahu on Waipahu High School and Waipahu Intermediate School with respect to noise and vibration; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City and County of Honolulu is requested to include in the report ameliorative measures to mitigate the negative impact of the noise and vibration from the construction and operation of the mass transit system; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City and County of Honolulu is requested to submit the report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2009; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor and the Chairperson of the Council of the City and County of Honolulu, the Governor, the Director of Transportation, and the Superintendent and the Chairperson of the Board of Education.
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OFFERED BY: |
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Noise and Vibration from Mass Transit; Waipahu High School