STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1339

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.C.R. No. 193

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 193 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN THE AREA SURROUNDING HONOWAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WAIPAHU, HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase pedestrian safety by urging the Department of Transportation Services to consider the following recommendations for the area surrounding Honowai Elementary School:

(1)  Raised crosswalks or the use of different materials for crosswalks;

     (2)  The use of pedestrian crossing signs;

     (3)  Painting "School Xing" on the roadway before crosswalks; and

     (4)  Painting visual cues on the roadway leading to sidewalks.

     The Honolulu Police Department and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee notes the concerns raised by the individuals from the Waipahu community and would like to amend the measure to include two other schools in addition to Honowai Elementary School, Mauka Lani Elementary School, and Kalei`opu`u Elementary School. 

Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Adding the areas around Mauka Lani Elementary School and Kalei`opu`u Elementary School to the places where the City and County of Honolulu is being requested to increase pedestrian safety;

(2) Changing its title to read: "URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN THE AREA SURROUNDING HONOWAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MAUKA LANI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND KALEI`OPU`U ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN DISTRICT 39"; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency and style.  

     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. 193, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 193, H.D. 1.

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

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair