STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1466-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 300

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 300 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE COUNTIES TO IMPLEMENT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S DESIGN GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON INTEGRATING BICYCLING AND WALKING WHEN BUILDING THEIR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER FOR ALL HAWAII RESIDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO WALK OR BICYCLE TO DO SO SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to protect the health and safety of Hawaii's residents, especially those who walk or bicycle, by encouraging the counties to implement the United States Department of Transportation's Design Guidance Document on Integrating Bicycling and Walking when building transportation infrastructure.

     The Maui Bicycle Alliance, Hawaii Bicycling League, and a number of concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.

     Bicycling and walking provide environmental, traffic, and health benefits to Hawaii's residents.  Encouraging this alternative form of transportation through the adoption and implementation of guidelines to make walking and bicycling safer is beneficial to everyone in our state.

     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. 300 and recommends its adoption.

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

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair