Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HR179 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. NO. 179 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING the State of Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu, federal entities, and private land owners to work together to immediately open the section of the Waianae Coast Emergency Access Road extending PAAKEA ROAD OUT TO LUALUALEI NAVAL ROAD FOR PUBLIC USE ON A PERMANENT BASIS.
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3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. NO. 179
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35	35	URGING the State of Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu, federal entities, and private land owners to work together to immediately open the section of the Waianae Coast Emergency Access Road extending PAAKEA ROAD OUT TO LUALUALEI NAVAL ROAD FOR PUBLIC USE ON A PERMANENT BASIS.
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41	41	WHEREAS, Farrington Highway is the main route of travel for communities of the Leeward Coast of Oahu and is the only public highway that leads into and out of the region; and WHEREAS, on a daily basis, frustrated Leeward motorists are caught in gridlock traffic conditions; and WHEREAS, Farrington Highway has experienced lane closures or complete shutdowns on numerous occasions due to traffic accidents, severe weather, and construction work; and WHEREAS, the system of roads known as the Waianae Coast Emergency Access Road consists of gated roads that are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Emergency Management of the City and County of Honolulu and can be opened when deemed necessary or when requested by the Honolulu Police Department; and WHEREAS, in 2017, the Legislature of the State of Hawaii adopted House Resolution No. 197 (2017), urging the Department of Transportation to work in conjunction with the Departments of Emergency Management and Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu and Honolulu Police Department to analyze and assess the possibility of using the Waianae Coast Emergency Access Road on a more permanent basis; and WHEREAS, in 2020, then Governor David Ige released $4,000,000 that had been allocated by area legislators to begin work on opening the locked gates on Paakea Road in order to create a parallel route; and WHEREAS, there is a critical need for an alternate route to alleviate traffic and improve public safety; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the State of Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu, federal entities, and private land owners are urged to work together to immediately open the section of the Waianae Coast Emergency Access Road extending Paakea Road out to Lualualei Naval Road to be used as a parallel route for the Waianae Coast on a permanent basis; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Division Administrator of the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration - Hawaii Division, Commander of Navy Region Hawaii, Governor, Director of Transportation, Director of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu, Director of Emergency Management of the City and County of Honolulu, Chief of Police of the Honolulu Police Department, and President of Pineridge Farms, Inc. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Roads; Waianae Coast; Maipalaoa Bridge; Traffic Signals
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43	43	WHEREAS, Farrington Highway is the main route of travel for communities of the Leeward Coast of Oahu and is the only public highway that leads into and out of the region; and
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47	47	WHEREAS, on a daily basis, frustrated Leeward motorists are caught in gridlock traffic conditions; and
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51	51	WHEREAS, Farrington Highway has experienced lane closures or complete shutdowns on numerous occasions due to traffic accidents, severe weather, and construction work; and
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55	55	WHEREAS, the system of roads known as the Waianae Coast Emergency Access Road consists of gated roads that are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Emergency Management of the City and County of Honolulu and can be opened when deemed necessary or when requested by the Honolulu Police Department; and
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59	59	WHEREAS, in 2017, the Legislature of the State of Hawaii adopted House Resolution No. 197 (2017), urging the Department of Transportation to work in conjunction with the Departments of Emergency Management and Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu and Honolulu Police Department to analyze and assess the possibility of using the Waianae Coast Emergency Access Road on a more permanent basis; and
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63	63	WHEREAS, in 2020, then Governor David Ige released $4,000,000 that had been allocated by area legislators to begin work on opening the locked gates on Paakea Road in order to create a parallel route; and
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67	67	WHEREAS, there is a critical need for an alternate route to alleviate traffic and improve public safety; now, therefore,
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71	71	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the State of Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu, federal entities, and private land owners are urged to work together to immediately open the section of the Waianae Coast Emergency Access Road extending Paakea Road out to Lualualei Naval Road to be used as a parallel route for the Waianae Coast on a permanent basis; and
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75	75	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Division Administrator of the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration - Hawaii Division, Commander of Navy Region Hawaii, Governor, Director of Transportation, Director of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu, Director of Emergency Management of the City and County of Honolulu, Chief of Police of the Honolulu Police Department, and President of Pineridge Farms, Inc.
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97	97	Roads; Waianae Coast; Maipalaoa Bridge; Traffic Signals