STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1294

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 115
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 115 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     TRANSPORTATION TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO PLAN,
     DESIGN, ACQUIRE LAND, AND CONSTRUCT ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL
     BRIDGES INTO WAHIAWA TO PROVIDE A SECOND ENTRANCE INTO AND
     EXIT OUT OF THAT COMMUNITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Transportation to conduct a feasibility study to provide an
alternate route for entering and exiting Wahiawa.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Department of Transportation, Whitmore Community Association, and
one individual.

     Your Committee finds that Wahiawa is experiencing serious
traffic congestion on its two access routes.  If one of the
access routes is shut down due to flooding or other reasons,
severe traffic congestion for Wahiawa residents and commuters
would result.  Your Committee believes that providing an
alternate route for entering and exiting Wahiawa to relieve the
traffic congestion and ensure adequate access to the area during
emergency situations must be fully explored.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is

 
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attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent
and purpose of S.C.R. No. 115 and recommends that it be referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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