STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 2 2025
RE: S.R. No. 21
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts, to
which was referred S.R. No. 21 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE COUNTY
OF MAUI TO COLLABORATE WITH THE KIHEI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE KIHEI MAUKA ROAD
PROJECT, "
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Department of Transportation and Department of Transportation of
the County of Maui to collaborate with the Kihei Community
Association in the planning and implementation of the Kihei Mauka
Road project.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Kihei Community Association and two individuals.
Your Committee finds that the Kihei Community Association
(KCA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the
development and maintenance of Kihei, has been advocating for
infrastructure improvements, emphasizing the need for alternative
routes to enhance traffic flow and provide reliable transportation
options. Your Committee further finds that Kihei has been unable
to accommodate the community growth in recent years and is facing
significant transportation challenges. KCA has identified
construction priorities to alleviate traffic congestion, including
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the completion of the Kihei Mauka Road. Your Committee concludes
that collaboration between state and county transportation
departments and KCA is essential to ensure that the planning and
implementation of the Kihei Mauka Road align with community needs
and sustainable development principles.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts that is
attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent
and purpose of S.R. No. 21 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Transportation and
Culture and the Arts,
CHRIS LEE, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts
TCA
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
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__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
IlzTPass, unamended __ Pass, with amendments Hold __ Recommit
2312_________ 2311 2310________ 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
LEE, Chris (C)
INOUYE, Lorraine R. (VC)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C.
KANUHA, Dru Mamo vZ"
DECORTE, Samantha
TOTAL
Recommendation:
L^^dopted |_| Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signatufer^—
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24