STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1460

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 106

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 106 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONSTRUCT ELEVATED CROSSWALKS ALONG MEHEULA PARKWAY NEAR MILILANI HIGH SCHOOL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the Department of Transportation and the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu to construct elevated crosswalks along Meheula Parkway near Mililani High School.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation and Ulupono Initiative.

Your Committee finds that the State averages twenty-eight pedestrian fatalities annually on roads without proper crosswalks. However, pedestrians are still at risk of serious injury or death when drivers fail to yield to the pedestrian's right-of-way on proper crosswalks. The recent death of a McKinley High School student has demonstrated that drivers can be reckless, especially around school campuses, as evidenced by disregard of speed limits and other traffic laws. Your Committee further finds that in some areas, raised crosswalks may make pedestrians more visible to drivers and can reduce the likelihood of vehicular collisions.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 106 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair