STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2012-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.C.R. No. 176

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 176 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ASSESS THE DANGERS OF PEDESTRIAN USE OF THE SHOULDER OF HALEAKALA HIGHWAY BETWEEN UPPER KIMO DRIVE AND AINAKULA ROAD AND TO EXAMINE POTENTIAL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure the safety of pedestrians by requesting the Highways Division of the Department of Transportation to:

(1) Assess the dangers of pedestrian use of the shoulder on the portion of Haleakala Highway between Upper Kimo Drive and Ainakula Road;

(2) Examine the effectiveness of potential pedestrian safety countermeasures; and

(3) Submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2019.

The Department of Transportation and Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i testified in support of 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 S.C.R. No. 176 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair