STAND. CON. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2024
MAR27
RE: H.C.R. No. 51
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and
Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 51 entitled:
“HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII CLIMATE
CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTION COMMISSION TO DEVELOP VEHICLE
MILES TRAVELED REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND MAKE RELATED
RECOMMENDATIONS,
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the Hawaii Climate
Change Mitigation and Adaption Commission to develop vehicle miles
traveled reduction strategies and make related recommendations.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Hawai’i Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption Commission;
Blue Planet Foundation; and Ulupono Initiative. Your Committees
received comments on this measure from the Office of Planning and
Sustainable Development.
Your Committees find that decreasing transportation-related
emissions is essential to achieving the State’s greenhouse gas
reduction goals. Your Committees further find that vehicle miles
traveled have increased almost forty percent over the last twenty—
five years and, without intervention, are projected to continue to
increase. This measure requests the Hawaii Climate Change
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Mitigation and Adaption Commission to develop vehicle miles
traveled reduction strategies and make related recommendations.
Your Committees have amended this measure by:
(1) Requesting the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and
Adaption Commission to collaborate with the Department
of Transportation;
(2) Amending its title accordingly; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Transportation
that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the
intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 51, as amended herein, and
recommend its adoption in the form attacned hereto as H.C.R. No.
51, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Energy &
Environmental Protection and
Transportation,
CHRIS TODD, Chair NICOLE E. LOWEN, Chair
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House of Representatives
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Record of Votes of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
HC.R 51 EEP/T RN 03/2/ / aDZ-j
C The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure,
The recommendation is to: C Pass, unamended (as is) Pass, with amendments (HD) C Hold
0 Pass short form bill with RD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
EEP Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. LOWEN, Nicole E. (C) \,/ /
2. COCHRAN, Elle (VC)
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3. GATES, Cedric Asuega
4. KAHALOA, Kirstin
5. PERRUSO, Amy A. /
6. WOODSON, Justin H. \J
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7. WARD, Gene
TOTAL (7)
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The recommendation is /Adopted Li /Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
C ittee a ron)’ i(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature: /f
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 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives
The Thirty-second Legislature I4CPS I’+2.2i+
Record of Votes of the Committee on Transportation
Biti/.: omne7: Date:
0 The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on t e measure.
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The recommendation is to: Pass, unaniended (as is) Pass, with amendments (HD) 0 Hold
0 Pass short form bill with RD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
TRN Members A,es Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. TODD, Chris (C)
2. KILA, Darius K. (VC)
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3. AIU, Micah P.K.
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4. EVSLIN, Luke A. V
5. KITAGAWA, Lisa
6. MIYAKE, Tyson K.
7. ONISHI, Richard H.K. V
8. MATSUMOTO, Lauren
TOTAL(8)
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The recommendation is: 6 Adopted E Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
cornmttee acronym(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s
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