STAND. COM. REP. NO. Ifc38
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 2 2025
RE: S.R. No. 98
S. D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Transportation and Culture and the Arts
and Education, to which was referred S.R. No. 98 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE
COUNTY OF HAWAI'I TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF BUS STOPS ON
HAWAI'I ISLAND UTILIZED BY CHILDREN TO TRAVEL TO SCHOOL AND
DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE SAFETY AT EACH LOCATION,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the
Department of Education to collaborate with the Department of
Transportation and the County of Hawaii to conduct an inventory of
bus stops on Hawaii Island utilized by children to travel to
school and develop strategies to improve safety at each location.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from two individuals.
Your Committees find that unlike other islands in the State,
many students on Hawaii Island face unique transportation
challenges, including long travel distances, limited access to
school bus services, and reliance on the County of Hawaii's Hele-
On public transportation system through special arrangements with
the Department of Education. Your Committees further find that
that the availability and staffing of active bus routes are
critical concerns, as many school transportation services struggle
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with driver shortages, funding constraints, and an insufficient
number of routes to accommodate all students safely and
efficiently. Your Committees conclude that a comprehensive review
of existing bus stops on Hawaii Island used by school-aged
children is necessary to identify deficiencies and develop
recommendations for improvements.
Your Committees have amended this measure by:
(1) Clarifying that the Department of Education, Department
of Transportation, and County of Hawaii collaborate with
the Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee;
(2) Clarifying that the Department of Education, Department
of Transportation, and County of Hawaii is requested to
develop recommendations and propose strategies to
enhance the safety of bus stops;
(3) Specifying that a certified copy of this measure be
transmitted to the Chairperson of the Safe Routes to
School Advisory Committee;
(4) 7\mending its title accordingly; and
(5) 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 Transportation and Culture and the Arts and
Education that are attached to this report, your Committees concur
with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 98, as amended herein, and
recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 98,
S.D. 1.
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Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Transportation
and Culture and the Arts and
Education,
MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Transportation and Cuiture and the Arts
TCA
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
TCA/eou
__ 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 (WR) Nay Excused
LEE, Chris (C)
INOUYE, Lorraine R. (VC)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C.
KANUHA, Dru Mamo
DECORTE, Samantha
TOTAL
Recommendation: .X
Vf Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature: .
Distribution: Origmal 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
 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Education
EDU
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
<£2. qg 4/1 ia(»5
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so. then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The Recommendation is: X
Pass, unamended V Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excuser^
KIDANI, Michelle N. (C)
KIM, Donna Mercado (VC)
HASHIMOTO, Troy N.
KANUHA, Dru Mamo
DECORTE, Samantha
TOTAL
1
Recommendation:
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signaturer^—
Distribution: Original Yelk / ■ Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's C)ffice Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24