HI HR27

Urges the Hawaii Department of Transportation and City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services to develop a procedure for resolving disputes regarding roadway ownership and maintenance responsibility.

Addresses long-standing jurisdictional disputes between the State and counties originating from a 1963 amendment to Hawaii Revised Statutes that designated state highways under state control and county highways under county control.

Notes the State claims all non-state roadways were transferred to counties, while counties maintain they have no responsibility for roadways they have not formally accepted or adopted.

Identifies cost of improvements and maintenance as a major barrier to resolution, with counties reluctant to fund improvements without state assistance and the State seeking to avoid additional personnel and equipment burden.

Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Transportation, Mayor, City Council Chairperson, and Director of the Department of Transportation Services of Honolulu.