Bill Text: HI HR145 | 2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Transportation; Omaopio Road; Kula Highway; Traffic Light

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-04-07 - Resolution adopted in final form. [HR145 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2016-HR145-Amended.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	145
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PERFORM A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF OMAOPIO ROAD AND KULA HIGHWAY AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, residents and visitors use Kula Highway on the island of Maui; and

 

     WHEREAS, Kula Highway is the primary motor vehicle thoroughfare that connects Kahului with Pukalani, Kula, and Keokea; and

 

     WHEREAS, crowded highways and speeding drivers can contribute substantially to traffic accidents and injuries; and

 

     WHEREAS, the safety of commuters driving along Kula Highway is of great concern; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2016, that the Department of Transportation is requested to perform a feasibility study on the installation of a traffic light at the intersection of Omaopio Road and Kula Highway as a means to improve public safety; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2018; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Transportation and the Mayor of the County of Maui.

 

 

 

Report Title: 

Transportation; Omaopio Road; Kula Highway; Traffic Light