STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3157

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 80
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.R. No. 80 entitled:

     "SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING
     THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ALTERNATIVE ACCESS ROUTES FOR THE NORTH
     SHORE OF OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the measure is to request the Department of
Transportation to study and make recommendations regarding the
establishment of alternative access routes for the North Shore of
Oahu.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Department of Transportation and two citizens.

     Your Committee finds that particularly in light of the
recent closing of Kamehameha Highway and the chaos that followed,
alternative access routes are necessary for the North Shore of
Oahu.

     Your Committee was informed that Federal highway funds are
not available at this time for another highway because the Oahu
Metropolitan Planning Organization (OMPO) has not included such a
project as part of the Oahu Regional Transportation Plan (ORTP).
Your Committee strongly encourages OMPO to consider this measure
as part of its current update of the ORTP.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent
and purpose of S.R. No. 80, 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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