HI HB689

Adds the Executive Director of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit to the Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee to comply with the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.

Amends the bill to specify that the new Policy Committee member shall be the Director of the authority for rapid or mass transportation, or successor agency thereof, that operates public transportation on the relevant island.

Received support from the City and County of Honolulu, a City Council member, and two concerned individuals; the Department of Transportation supported it with amendments.