STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2229

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2888

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. 2888 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PAIA BYPASS,"

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 Pā‘ia Bypass, which will alleviate traffic in Pā‘ia.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, Maui County Council Chair Mike White, Pā‘ia Town Association, and fourteen individuals.

Your Committee finds that traffic in Pā‘ia during peak seasons can be disruptive and create safety problems, due to the small size of the town. Constructing a bypass south of the town will alleviate traffic and further passenger and pedestrian safety for visitors and residents.

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. 2888 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