STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1314

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.C.R. No. 51

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Transportation and Government Operations and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 51 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OAHU METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF INGRESS TO AND EGRESS FROM MILILANI MAUKA,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (OMPO) to study the feasibility of establishing an alternate route of ingress to and egress from Mililani Mauka.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation. Comments were received from OMPO.

Mililani Mauka is currently served by a single route of ingress and egress, which results in traffic congestion during peak hours that will worsen as the population grows. Furthermore, residents are increasingly confronted with problems of speeding, unsafe driving, and threats to pedestrian safety.

The OMPO is responsible for formulating the Oahu Regional Transportation Plan which is due for an update in 2006. The timing of this measure allows it to fit into the 2006 comprehensive plan.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Transportation and Government Operations and Intergovernmental Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 51, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Transportation and Government Operations and Intergovernmental Affairs,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair