STAND. COM. REP. NO.  469

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 481

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.B. No. 481 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INSTALL NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON THE BRIDGE OVER KALANIANAOLE HIGHWAY AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE HAWAII KAI MARINA ON OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to enhance harbor safety by appropriating funds to the Department of Transportation (DOT) to install navigation lights on the bridge over Kalanianaole Highway at the entrance to the Hawaii Kai Marina on Oahu.

     DOT and the Department of Land and Natural Resources testified in support of the intent of this bill.

     Boaters often navigate their vessels near or under the bridge on Kalanianaole Highway over the entrance to the Hawaii Kai Marina in East Honolulu.  However, at night, possible dangers associated with navigating near or under the bridge increase.  Installing navigation lights to warn boaters will decrease this danger.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 481 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair