HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	39
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

URGING THE department of transportation services for the City and County of Honolulu to install RAISED CROSSWALKS AT THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE, LAUIKI STREET, AND KAMOKU STREET INTERSECTIONS WITH HIHIWAI STREET TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY NEAR ALA WAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, the intersections of University Avenue and Hihiwai Street, Lauiki Street and Hihiwai Street, and Kamoku Street and Hihiwai Street are located in a high-density residential area in Honolulu, with numerous apartment buildings, consistent vehicle traffic, and high volumes of pedestrians, including schoolchildren, kupuna, and families, traveling to nearby destinations; and

 

     WHEREAS, all three intersections serve as key pedestrian corridors to Ala Wai Elementary School, Ala Wai Park, and  Iolani School; and

 

     WHEREAS, the University Avenue and Hihiwai Street and Kamoku Street and Hihiwai Street intersections are three-way stops, which can create confusion for drivers and present hazards for pedestrians attempting to cross safely; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Lauiki Street and Hihiwai Street intersection has only a single stop sign on Lauiki Street, with no stop control for vehicles traveling on Hihiwai Street, and currently features only a painted crosswalk, making it especially vulnerable to speeding and inattentive driving; and

 

     WHEREAS, students walking to Ala Wai Elementary School regularly use the Lauiki Street crossing, making it a critical safety point that lacks adequate traffic-calming infrastructure; and

 

     WHEREAS, raised crosswalks are a proven safety measure that physically slow vehicles, improve pedestrian visibility, and alert drivers to the presence of crossings, especially in school zones and high-foot-traffic areas; and

 

     WHEREAS, the City and County of Honolulu has adopted Vision Zero goals that include a commitment to eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries through infrastructure that prioritizes pedestrian and bicycle safety; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, that the Department of Transportation Services for the City and County of Honolulu is urged to install raised crosswalks at the University Avenue, Lauiki Street, and Kamoku Street intersections with Hihiwai Street to improve pedestrian safety near Ala Wai Elementary School and the surrounding community; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Councilmember of the Honolulu City Council representing District 5, Director of the Department of Transportation Services for the City and County of Honolulu, Interim Police Chief of the Honolulu Police Department, Principal of Ala Wai Elementary School, and Head of School of  Iolani School.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Pedestrian Safety; Raised Crosswalks; Hihiwai Street Intersections; Department of Transportation Services; City and County of Honolulu