Transportation

Photo of Committee Member Lorraine R. Inouye

Inouye, Lorraine R.

Chair
Senate District 1

Hawai‘i State Capitol, Room 210
Phone: 808-586-7335
Fax: 808-586-7339
seninouye@capitol.hawaii.gov

Photo of Committee Member Brandon J.C.
Elefante

Elefante, Brandon J.C.

Vice Chair
Senate District 16

Hawai‘i State Capitol, Room 217
Phone: 808-586-6230
Fax: 808-586-6231
senelefante@capitol.hawaii.gov

Members

Dru Mamo Kanuha
Chris Lee
Samantha DeCorte

Dru Mamo Kanuha

Chris Lee

Samantha DeCorte

The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to air, water, and surface transportation, and transit-oriented development as it relates to transportation projects.

Measures Scheduled for Hearing Show All

Committee	Measure	Date/Time	Notice
EIG/TRS	HCR154 REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI TO EXPAND THE HELE-ON SHARED RIDE PROGRAM TO SERVE THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI, INCLUDING RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS SUCH AS WEST HAWAIʻI, NORTH KOHALA, SOUTH KOHALA, KAʻŪ, AND PUNA.	4/16/2026 3:30 PM	See It
TRS/EIG	HCR43 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO INSTALL RAISED CROSSWALKS AT THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE, LAUIKI STREET, AND KAMOKU STREET INTERSECTIONS WITH HIHIWAI STREET TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY NEAR ALA WAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.	4/16/2026 3:30 PM	See It

Measures in 2026

Measure and Title
SB29 RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY.
SB45 RELATING TO RESTITUTION.
SB96 RELATING TO TRAFFIC CITATIONS.
SB98 RELATING TO LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
SB186 RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLES.
SB188 RELATING TO A STATE PERMITTING OFFICE.
SB195 RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
SB207 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
SB211 RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
SB217 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB219 RELATING TO INTER-ISLAND FERRY SERVICE.
SB220 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION FINANCING.
SB225 RELATED TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
SB346 RELATING TO THE USE OF INTOXICANTS WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE.
SB367 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB392 RELATING TO ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
SB431 RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
SB459 RELATING TO THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
SB478 RELATING TO ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
SB484 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB502 RELATING TO VEHICLES.
SB564 RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE.
SB607 RELATING TO DISABLED VETERANS.
SB616 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
SB634 RELATING TO MARINE PASSENGER FEES.
SB647 RELATING TO ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
SB649 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB652 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES.
SB726 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.
SB745 RELATING TO ELECTRIC BICYCLES.
SB810 RELATING TO TAXATION OF AVIATION FUEL.
SB820 RELATING TO VEHICLE TITLES.
SB835 RELATING TO PUPIL TRANSPORTATION.
SB837 RELATING TO PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
SB845 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.
SB965 RELATING TO TOWING.
SB966 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
SB1025 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB1032 SD2 HD2 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
SB1077 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
SB1087 RELATING TO AN AIRPORTS CORPORATION.
SB1093 RELATING TO PARKING DEMAND MANAGEMENT.
SB1094 RELATING TO VEHICLES.
SB1115 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
SB1116 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB1118 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB1119 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
SB1121 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB1122 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB1145 RELATING TO BICYCLES.
SB1194 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB1196 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB1199 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
SB1207 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.
SB1208 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB1209 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB1219 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB1237 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
SB1295 RELATING TO SHIPPING CONTAINER LICENSING.
SB1326 RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
SB1403 RELATING TO USE OF INTOXICANTS WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE.
SB1446 RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
SB1476 RELATING TO CAPITAL ADVANCEMENT CONTRACTS.
SB1477 RELATING TO FIREFIGHTING AT COMMERCIAL HARBORS.
SB1479 RELATING TO PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
SB1482 RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSING.
SB1484 RELATING TO HIGHWAYS.
SB1485 RELATING TO AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS PROGRAM.
SB1486 MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
SB1510 RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS.
SB1521 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB1643 RELATING TO THE USE OF INTOXICANTS WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE.
SB1644 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB1664 RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.
SB1668 RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE.
SB2008 RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.
SB2027 RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL TAX CREDIT.
SB2081 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
SB2134 RELATING TO RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSES.
SB2136 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB2171 RELATING TO WATER CARRIERS.
SB2216 RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY.
SB2226 RELATING TO MOTORCYCLES.
SB2235 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SB2305 RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION.
SB2316 RELATING TO CARBON OFFSETS.
SB2346 RELATING TO AIRPORTS.
SB2355 SD1 RELATING TO VEHICLE SAFETY.
SB2366 RELATING TO PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
SB2375 RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL TAX CREDIT.
SB2394 RELATING TO TAXES.
SB2445 RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS.
SB2455 RELATING TO COMMUTING.
SB2467 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.
SB2498 RELATING TO VEHICLE TRANSFERS.
SB2515 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
SB2556 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB2558 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB2559 RELATING TO PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
SB2562 RELATING TO THE RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE SURCHARGE TAX.
SB2594 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2609 RELATING TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
SB2647 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB2648 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB2649 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB2680 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB2696 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB2699 RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSIT.
SB2724 RELATING TO PARKING.
SB2726 RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
SB2752 RELATING TO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL.
HB1986 HD2 RELATING TO A CLEAN FUEL STANDARD.
SB2817 RELATING TO EXCESSIVE SPEEDING.
SB2831 RELATING TO VOTING.
SB2839 RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SB2850 RELATING TO PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
HB2030 HD2 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION AFFORDABILITY.
SB2889 RELATING TO AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS.
SB2894 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.
SB2895 RELATING TO CIVIL IDENTIFICATION.
SB2904 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB2954 RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.
SB2989 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB2990 RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
SB2992 RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS.
SB2994 RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSIT.
SB2995 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB3044 RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.
HB2138 HD1 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
HB2195 HD1 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
HB2217 HD2 RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION.
HB2283 HD1 RELATING TO PORT PILOTAGE.
HB2336 HD1 RELATING TO FEDERAL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
SB3209 RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.
SB3221 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF AGRICULTURE.
SB3226 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
HB2442 HD2 RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
HB2454 HD2 RELATING TO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL.
SB3287 RELATING TO ENCAMPMENTS.
SB3289 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB3293 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB3337 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SCR66 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CORRECT, UPDATE, AND COMPLETE ITS ADMINISTRATIVE RULES GOVERNING THE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE AUDITOR'S REPORT NO. 25‑06.
SCR67 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO COORDINATE THE TRANSFER OF SMALL BOAT HARBORS BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND TO ESTABLISH A MANAGEMENT TEAM TO DEVELOP TRANSITION PLANS.
SR61 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CORRECT, UPDATE, AND COMPLETE ITS ADMINISTRATIVE RULES GOVERNING THE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE AUDITOR'S REPORT NO. 25‑06.
SR62 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO COORDINATE THE TRANSFER OF SMALL BOAT HARBORS BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND TO ESTABLISH A MANAGEMENT TEAM TO DEVELOP TRANSITION PLANS.
SCR77 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO COORDINATE WITH UTILITY PROVIDERS OPERATING WITHIN STATE HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PLAN AND SCHEDULE TO ADDRESS DERELICT OR AGING UTILITY POLES AND LINES ALONG FARRINGTON HIGHWAY AND OTHER HIGH-RISK CORRIDORS.
HCR43 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO INSTALL RAISED CROSSWALKS AT THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE, LAUIKI STREET, AND KAMOKU STREET INTERSECTIONS WITH HIHIWAI STREET TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY NEAR ALA WAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
SR70 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COLLABORATE TO ESTABLISH A STATE HIGHWAY POLICE FORCE.
SCR80 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COLLABORATE TO ESTABLISH A STATE HIGHWAY POLICE FORCE.
SR80 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO COORDINATE WITH UTILITY PROVIDERS OPERATING WITHIN STATE HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PLAN AND SCHEDULE TO ADDRESS DERELICT OR AGING UTILITY POLES AND LINES ALONG FARRINGTON HIGHWAY AND OTHER HIGH-RISK CORRIDORS.
SR86 REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE CONFIGURATION OF BICYCLE LANES AND ON-STREET PARKING STALLS TO ALIGN WITH THE FLOW OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY ON ONE-WAY STREETS.
SR87 URGING THE COUNTIES TO INTEGRATE THE SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH INTO ROAD AND TRANSPORTATION DESIGN, ESPECIALLY WHEN REDUCING OR ELIMINATING OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS, TO INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
SCR91 REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE CONFIGURATION OF BICYCLE LANES AND ON-STREET PARKING STALLS TO ALIGN WITH THE FLOW OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY ON ONE-WAY STREETS.
SCR92 URGING THE COUNTIES TO INTEGRATE THE SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH INTO ROAD AND TRANSPORTATION DESIGN, ESPECIALLY WHEN REDUCING OR ELIMINATING OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS, TO INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
HCR62 HD1 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT METHODS ALONG THE HANA HIGHWAY.
HCR63 HD1 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DETERMINE AND CLEARLY DEFINE JURISDICTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONOPOU BRIDGE AND TAKE COORDINATED ACTION TO ADDRESS RELATED SAFETY, WILDFIRE RISK, AND EMERGENCY ACCESS CONCERNS.
HCR64 HD1 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO MINIMIZE RUMBLE STRIP DIMENSIONS ON A SEGMENT OF KAMEHAMEHA V HIGHWAY ON MOLOKAI TO REDUCE UNINTENDED HAZARDS.
HCR69 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CORRECT, UPDATE, AND COMPLETE ITS ADMINISTRATIVE RULES GOVERNING THE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE AUDITOR'S REPORT NO. 25‑06.
HCR96 HD1 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSIDER MOVING TO A DEMERIT POINTS-BASED DRIVER'S LICENSING SYSTEM.
SCR106 RECOGNIZING THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF AIR POLLUTION FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES AND THE RISKS THAT TRAFFIC-RELATED AIR POLLUTION POSES TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE AND AFFIRMING THE COMMITMENT TO TRANSITION TO CLEANER TRANSPORTATION CHOICES.
SR100 RECOGNIZING THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF AIR POLLUTION FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES AND THE RISKS THAT TRAFFIC-RELATED AIR POLLUTION POSES TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE AND AFFIRMING THE COMMITMENT TO TRANSITION TO CLEANER TRANSPORTATION CHOICES.
HCR104 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ADVANCE THE SYSTEM OF COASTAL TRAILS ON THE NORTH SHORE OF OAHU.
SCR138 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO COORDINATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING TO REDUCE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS FOR HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS DEVELOPMENTS.
SR130 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO COORDINATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING TO REDUCE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS FOR HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS DEVELOPMENTS.
HCR125 HD1 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO COORDINATE WITH UTILITY PROVIDERS OPERATING WITHIN STATE HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PLAN AND SCHEDULE TO ADDRESS DERELICT OR AGING UTILITY POLES AND LINES ALONG FARRINGTON HIGHWAY AND OTHER HIGH-RISK CORRIDORS.
HCR126 HD1 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COORDINATION WITH THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING STATE-OWNED OR STATE-CONTROLLED WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS FACILITIES NEAR PORTS, HARBORS, AND AIRPORTS TO REDUCE MATERIAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLICLY FINANCED HOUSING PROJECTS.
HCR127 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COLLABORATE TO ESTABLISH A STATE HIGHWAY POLICE FORCE.
HCR128 HD1 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO COORDINATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING TO REDUCE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS FOR HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS DEVELOPMENTS.
HCR154 REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI TO EXPAND THE HELE-ON SHARED RIDE PROGRAM TO SERVE THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI, INCLUDING RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS SUCH AS WEST HAWAIʻI, NORTH KOHALA, SOUTH KOHALA, KAʻŪ, AND PUNA.

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Monday, July 15, 2019

Trouble in paradise: does Hawaii need a new airports authority? (Airport Technology)

Read the article on airport-technology.com.

Friday, June 14, 2019

MARITIME HEAVY WEATHER AND HURRICANE REQUEST TO REMAIN IN PORT GOES LIVE ON HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S WEBSITE

Vessels under 200 gross tons planning to stay in port during a heavy weather event are required to submit a mooring plan for approval by the Captain of the Port and HDOT.

Harbor officials suggest submitting the application as early as possible.

http://hidot.hawaii.gov/harbors/hurricane-preparedness/

Thursday, May 30, 2019

TSA advises allowing more time for screening at Hawaii airports this summer (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

Read the article on staradvertiser.com.

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Airport to benefit from capital improvement funds (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

Read the article on hawaiitribune-herald.com.

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Honolulu airport parking may reach capacity this summer (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)