STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 1 5 2025
RE: H.C.R. No. 121
S. D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Coiranittees on Public Safety and Military Affairs and
Transportation and Culture and the Arts, to which was referred
H.C.R. No. 121 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, UNITED STATES ARMY, UNITED STATES
NAVY, AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK WITH
APPROPRIATE STATE AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO
EXPAND, PLAN, AND COORDINATE WORK RELATED TO USING KOLEKOLE
PASS AS AN EXPANDED EMERGENCY EXIT ROUTE,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
United States Department of Defense, United States Army, United
States Navy, and State Department of Transportation to work with
appropriate state and county departments and agencies to expand,
plan, and coordinate work related to using Kolekole Pass as an
expanded emergency exit route.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Transportation, Hawaii Military Affairs
Council, and five individuals.
Your Committees find that Kolekole Pass in the Waianae
mountain range, which has historically been used for military
operations, forms a corridor that could potentially serve as an
evacuation route for neighboring civilian communities in the event
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of dangerous gridlocks, natural disasters, or unforeseen
catastrophic emergencies. Relevant Oahu-based military agencies
and state and county level emergency management agencies currently
have a memorandum of understanding in place that establishes
procedures for emergency vehicle access only through Kolekole Pass
during extraordinary emergency circumstances with the discretion
of commanders. However, the pass is not currently open to the
public in the event of an emergency evacuation. Accordingly, this
measure requests federal defense agencies and the Hawaii State
Department of Transportation to cooperate with appropriate state
and county entities to prepare and secure Kolekole Pass as an
expanded emergency exit route for residents of the west side of
Oahu.
Your Committees have amended this measure by making
technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity
and consistency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs and
Transportation and Culture and the Arts that are attached to this
report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 121, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in
the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 121, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Public Safety and
Military Affairs and
Transportation and Culture and
the Arts,
CHRIS LEE, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs
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Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
llUA 19-1 P oB/ TCA H-
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ______________________________________
-ThfiuRecetfnmendation is: /
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments Hold Q] Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye (WR) Nay Excused
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (C)
WAKAI, Glenn (VC)
FUKUNAGA, Carol
RHOADS, Karl
DECORTE, Samantha
X
TOTAL
Recommendation: __ (_____________ f /
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature—------v
Distribution: Original 1 Aellpw Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report (JlejJ^ Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one rri^^sure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24
 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Transportation and Cuiture and the Arts
TCA
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
HCR III P The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to;______________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
LEE, Chris (C)
INOUYE, Lorraine R. (VC) y
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. Y
KANUHA, Dru Mamo Y’
DECORTE, Samantha X
TOTAL 1
Recommendation: /
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature;
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