STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1060-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.C.R. No. 232

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. 232 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO MAKE TOP PRIORITY PROJECTS THE INSTALLATION OF A LEFT-TURN-ONLY LANE ON KALANIANAOLE HIGHWAY KOKO HEAD-BOUND INTO THE KOKO MARINA SHOPPING CENTER AND THE INSTALLATION OF A SECOND RIGHT-TURN LANE FROM LUNALILO HOME ROAD EWA-BOUND ONTO KALANIANAOLE HIGHWAY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this House Concurrent Resolution is to urge the Department of Transportation to make top priority projects the installation of a left-turn lane on Kalanianaole Highway Koko Head-bound into the Koko Marina shopping center and the installation of a second right-turn lane from Lunalilo Home road ewa-bound onto Kalanianaole Highway.

     The Department of Transportation submitted comments on these projects and further noted its top priorities for traffic congestion relief are focused along Interstate Route H-l. Rep. Gene Ward strongly supported this House Concurrent Resolution.  Ms. Natalie Iwasa, aka Bicycle Mom, submitted comments on this measure.

     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. 232 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