STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2136

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2255

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Energy, to which was referred S.B. No. 2255 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CENTRAL MAUI TRANSIT HUB,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for the planning, design, and construction of the Central Maui Transit Hub in response to the County of Maui Department of Transportation's lease at its existing hub expiring in 2020.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from County of Maui Department of Transportation, Mayor's Office of the County of Maui, and Maui County Council. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

Your Committee finds that maintaining the "hub and spoke" nature of the Maui public transportation system requires the construction of a new hub close to the existing hub with easy access. The new hub is located near senior rental units, low income rentals, offices, shops, restaurants, medical facilities, and the library. Your Committee emphasizes how important the central Maui transit hub project is to Maui's public transportation system, and that moving forward with this project ensures citizens are able to maintain vital connections.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Energy that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2255 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair