STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3431

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2218

H.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 2218, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE FRANK T. OKIMOTO REEF RUNWAY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to designate the reef runway at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport as the Frank T. Okimoto Reef Runway.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from three individuals.

Your Committee finds that the reef runway was constructed on the coral reef adjacent to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in 1977. It was the world's first major runway built entirely offshore and earned one of the Ten Outstanding Engineering Achievements Award from the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Aviation Environment Award from the Federal Aviation Administration. The project engineer for this runway was the late Frank T. Okimoto whose care and dedication for the environment minimized the environmental impact of the runway's construction while also ensuring it would be safe and functional. This measure designates the reef runway as the Frank T. Okimoto reef runway as a tribute to his legacy.

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 H.B. No. 2218, H.D. 1, 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,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair