STAND. COM. REP. NO. 114

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 565

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 565 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VISION ZERO,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Require the Department of Transportation to implement a vision zero program in Hawaii by July 1, 2020; and

(2) Establish a goal of no traffic fatalities or serious injuries by 2030.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation; City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services; Kauai Path, Inc.; Hawaii Bicycling League; O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i; Blue Zones Project; two members of the Hawaii County Council; and seven individuals.

Your Committee finds that vision zero is a multi-national road traffic safety project that aims to achieve a traffic system with no fatalities or serious injuries involving traffic. In 2018 alone, 117 people were killed in Hawaii due to a traffic related incident and there have already been 13 fatalities in 2019. Your Committee further finds that vision zero is a step forward toward decreasing these numbers and providing a safe environment for all Hawaii residents. Your Committee acknowledges that the Department of Transportation is working toward goals similar to those of vision zero through its strategic highway safety plan and encourages the Department to expand its efforts through the adoption of a vision zero program.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 565 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair