STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1909-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.C.R. No. 116

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 116 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT OPTIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE INGRESS AND EGRESS ROUTES IN PACIFIC PALISADES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of Transportation to work with the City and County of Honolulu to plan and implement options for alternative ingress and egress routes in Pacific Palisades.

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

Your Committee finds that best practices for emergency preparedness require a community to possess more than one evacuation route, as a single ingress and egress route may prevent emergency vehicles from responding to an emergency in a timely fashion. Your Committee further finds that Komo Mai Drive, a steep and winding one-lane road, is the only ingress and egress from Pacific Palisades, which could leave residents of Pacific Palisades trapped should Komo Mai Drive be obstructed during an emergency or natural disaster. This measure is intended to increase public safety by identifying alternative access routes for Pacific Palisades.

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 S.C.R. No. 116 and recommends its adoption.

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

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CHRIS TODD, Chair