STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1871

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.C.R. No. 33

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 33 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE POSTMASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO RELOCATE THE PEARL CITY POST OFFICE TO THE UNITED STATES NAVY PROPERTY ON THE PEARL CITY PENINSULA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service to relocate the Pearl City Post Office to the United States Navy property on the Pearl City peninsula.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Pearl City Neighborhood Board No. 21 and one individual.

Your Committee finds that the Pearl City Post Office was built in the 1970s at the northeast corner of Acacia Road and Kamehameha Highway. According to testimony received by your Committee, over the past decade, Acacia Road has become heavily congested due to commercial development in the area, leading to traffic congestion and safety concerns on Kamehameha Highway. Your Committee recognizes there has also been a major increase in parcel post packages as more residents are purchasing items online and notes that the Pearl City area will likely experience a further increase in residents due to expected future transit‑oriented development. This measure offers a solution to mitigate traffic congestion at Acacia Road and Kamehameha Highway, alleviate the overcrowding of packages stored at the Pearl City Post Office warehouse, and anticipate the increased need for postal services in the Pearl City area.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 33, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs,

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair