STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1396

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 693

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 693, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to update section 291C-33, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which regulates pedestrian-control signals, to include countdown timers and clarify what a pedestrian must do when in a crosswalk while a countdown timer is operating.

The Department of Transportation and Honolulu Police Department testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Making technical changes to new statutory material to conform the requirements for what pedestrians must do when in a crosswalk while a countdown timer is operating with the meaning of "Don't Walk" or "Upraised Palm" pedestrian signal indicators; and

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to promote further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 693, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 693, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair