STAND. COM. REP. NO. I2~%
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR31 , 2023
RE: H.R. No. 151
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.R.
No. 151 entitled:
“HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ESTABLISH AN AIR SERVICE TASK FORCE TO PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING COMMERCIAL AIR TRAVEL TO AND
FROM MOLOKAI,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request that the Department
of Transportation establish an air service task force to provide
recommendations for improving commercial air travel to and from
Molokai.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Transportation.
Your Committee finds that only one commercial airline currently
provides air transport services to Molokai. Due to transportation
services becoming increasingly unreliable with flights frequently
being cancelled at the last minute, residents of Molokai lack
sufficient access to emergency medical care. Your Committee
therefore finds that the establishment of a task force to provide
recommendations related to this issue will help in establishing
more reliable and frequent air travel for these residents.
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Your Committee further finds that residents of Lana’i face the
same barriers to air travel as those in Molokai and would benefit
from Lana’i being included in the recommendations of the task
force.
Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Adding Lana’i as an additional location for which the
task force is requested to provide recommendations and
adding additional findings related to Lana’i;
(2) Clarifying that the task force may consult with and
invite to serve as members of the task force,
representatives from any relevant agencies and
organizations, and any resource persons;
(3) Removing the President of Molokai General Hospital from
the list of persons to whom this measure is to be
transmitted;
(4) Changing its title to reflect its amended purpose; and
(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 151, as
amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached
hereto as H.R. No. 151, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
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House of Representatives ~ ~
The Thirty-second Legislature
BiIl/Res~j~./
Record of Votes of the Committee on Transportation
Commfttee Referral: Date: ~~~
C The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: ~ Pass, unamended (as is) Pass, with amendments (HD) C Hold
0 Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
TRN Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. TODD, Chris (C)
2. KILA, Darius K. (VC)
3. AIU, Micah P.K. L”
4. EVSLIN, Luke A.
5. HASHIMOTO, Troy N. (J
6. KITAGAWA, Lisa
7. MARTEN, Lisa II
8. ONISHI, Richard H.K.
9. MATSUMOTO, Lauren
TOTAL (9) 9’
The recommendation is: Adopted L~ Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature: ~J’ (
Distribution: Original (White) Committee Duplicate (Yellow) Chief Clerks Office Duplicate (Pink) HMSO