STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3259

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2702

H.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 2702, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ROAD IMPROVEMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds for equipment and positions within the Department of Transportation to conduct improvements to Hana Highway.

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

Your Committee finds that the Hana Highway serves as both the primary route for the residents of East Maui to reach essential services, employment, college, healthcare, and businesses in Central Maui, but is also a popular tourist attraction. Your Committee further finds that because maintaining this stretch of road can be challenging, the Hana Highway is in severe need of repair and maintenance. This measure will increase the safety and efficiency of the Hana Highway by appropriating funds for necessary equipment and personnel to address existing infrastructure issues.

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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2702, H.D. 2, 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 and Culture and the Arts,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair