STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1364

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 291

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 291 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE OAHU METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING DEVELOP A PLANNING TEMPLATE FOR ENSURING SUFFICIENT REGIONAL HIGHWAY AND ROADWAY DEVELOPMENT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EMERGING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES IN THE EWA DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE WAIANAE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PLAN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting develop a planning template for ensuring sufficient regional highway and roadway development to meet the needs of emerging residential communities in the Ewa development plan and the Waianae sustainable communities plan.

     The Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization commented on this matter.  The City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting submitted testimony opposing this concurrent resolution.

     Testimonies in support of this measure were submitted by concerned individuals.

     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. 291 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources.

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

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair