STAND. COM. REP. NO.  919-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.C.R. No. 157

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 157 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO IMPLEMENT A PEDESTRIAN FLAG SAFETY PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the State Department of Transportation and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation to implement a pedestrian flag safety program.

     The State Department of Transportation opposed this measure.

     Your Committee finds that flag waving by pedestrians crossing streets will gain motorists' attention and provide for increase safety to pedestrians.

     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. 157 and recommends that it 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