S.C.R. No. 44 Summary

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

• Addresses long-standing jurisdictional conflicts between the State and counties stemming from a 1963 amendment that designated state highways versus county highways under Hawaii Revised Statutes.

• The State contends all non-state roadways were transferred to counties and are county responsibility; counties argue highways only become county responsibility if formally accepted or adopted by county council.

• Identifies cost of roadway improvements as a major barrier to resolution, with counties unwilling to fund improvements without State assistance and the State wanting to avoid additional personnel, equipment, and funding burdens.

• Directs certified copies be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Transportation, and Honolulu city officials.