HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	28
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

requesting the city and county of honolulu to conduct a feasibility study to address major concerns along kalihi street.

     WHEREAS, in recent years, the poor condition of Honolulu's streets has been widely criticized; and

     WHEREAS, streets have fallen into a state of disrepair, thereby creating a safety concern for homeowners, renters, and pedestrians as well as anguish for drivers and sometimes causing damage to their vehicles; and

     WHEREAS, while the City and County of Honolulu has taken great strides to clear the backlog of much-needed street repairs and repaving, some areas are still in need of remedial attention; and

     WHEREAS, one of these areas is Kalihi, where numerous side streets are in need of repair and repaving; and

WHEREAS, from Kalihi Uka Elementary School through Kalihi Valley, children walk to and from school on roadways with no sidewalks, or they cross streets without pedestrian lights; now, therefore,

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2008, the Senate concurring, that the City and County of Honolulu is requested to conduct a feasibility study to address major concerns along Kalihi Street; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the feasibility study focus specifically on:

(1)  Widening, through eminent domain, Kalihi Street, beginning from Kalihi Uka Elementary School to Kalihi Valley Park at the end of Kalihi Valley;

(2)  Construction of sidewalks along the section of Kalihi Street described in item (1); and

(3)  Removing telephone poles along the section of Kalihi Street described in item (1) and, instead, placing electrical and telecommunications wires underground;

and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City and County of Honolulu is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2009; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor and the chairperson of the City Council of the City and County of Honolulu.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Kalihi Street; City and County of Honolulu Feasibility Study