STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1850

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.C.R. No. 19

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 19 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF WIDENING THE PORTION OF UNIVERSITY AVENUE BETWEEN MAILE WAY AND OAHU AVENUE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu to conduct a feasibility study of widening the portion of University Avenue between Maile Way and Oahu Avenue.

Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that Manoa Valley has a population of 46,865 and is also home to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Mid-Pacific Institute, Noelani and Manoa elementary schools, four private schools, sixty-three general businesses, eighteen clubs, twenty-five community service entities, eighteen faith-based organizations, fourteen health care centers, fourteen nonprofit organizations, and nine kupuna care centers. Manoa Valley ingress and egress is very limited on Manoa Road and University Avenue. Your Committee therefore finds that there exists an immediate need to improve traffic safety throughout Manoa Valley and one possible way is by widening the portion of University Avenue between Maile Way and Oahu Avenue.

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 H.C.R. No. 19 and recommends its adoption.

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

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CHRIS TODD, Chair