STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3740

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.R. No. 50

S.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 S.R. No. 50 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ALTERNATE EMERGENCY ACCESS ROUTES AND A SECOND BRIDGE TO SERVE THE HANALEI, WAIPA, AND HA‘ENA COMMUNITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Department of Transportation to convene a task force to conduct a feasibility study on alternate emergency access routes and a second bridge to serve the Hanalei, Waipa, and Ha‘ena communities.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Kauai Taro Growers Association and one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Historic Hawaii Foundation, Hui Hoomalu i ka Aina, Hanalei-to-Ha‘ena Community Association, and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of the Mayor of the County of Kaua‘i.

Your Committee finds that in Kauai County, flooding and landslides are especially dangerous for Hanalei and surrounding communities due to the lack of alternate routes into and out of the area. To further public safety, this resolution requests the convening of a task force to conduct a feasibility study of alternate emergency access routes for the Hanalei, Waipa, and Ha‘ena communities.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing references to the feasibility of a second bridge;

(2) Adding the Hanalei to Ha‘ena Community Association and Hanalei Roads Committee as working group members;

(3) Adding the President of the Hanalei to Ha‘ena Community Association and President of the Hanalei Roads Committee as recipients of certified copies of this resolution;

(4) Amending its title accordingly; and

(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

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.R. No. 50, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 50, S.D. 1.

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

________________________________

CHRIS LEE, Chair