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HI HCR122
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Ty Cullen
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AI Summary
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Requests the City and County of Honolulu widen Farrington Highway between Fort Weaver Road and Kapolei Golf Course Road to accommodate traffic from the future East Kapolei High School.
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Cites rapid population growth in Kapolei region projected to increase from 112,000 in 2015 to 170,000 by 2035, necessitating the new high school to relieve overcrowding at schools like Campbell High School (enrollment exceeding 3,000).
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Notes the affected three-mile stretch of Farrington Highway is currently a two-lane road (one lane in each direction) with insufficient capacity for a major regional high school with thousands of students.
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References the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization's Project No. 205, which already proposes widening this portion of Farrington Highway.
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Directs certified copies of the concurrent resolution be sent to the Mayor, Honolulu City Council Chairperson, and Director of the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu.
Legislative Description
Encouraging The Department Of Transportation To Widen Farrington Highway Between Fort Weaver Road And Kapolei Golf Course To Make Way For East Kapolei High School.
Transportation
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, Oshiro, Say, Thielen excused (4).
3/29/2017