S.R. No. 147 Summary

• Department of Transportation is requested to collaborate with City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services to study pedestrian safety measures at the intersection of Ala Moana Boulevard and Kamakee Street.

• Study should evaluate potential safety enhancements including pedestrian bridges and all-stop pedestrian scramble-type crossings that allow uninterrupted transit across intersections.

• Department of Transportation is requested to consider enhanced safety measures at other high-volume pedestrian crossings throughout the State.

• Department of Transportation must submit findings, recommendations, and estimated implementation costs to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2020 Regular Session convenes.

• Resolution cites increased pedestrian fatalities in Hawaii: 15 deaths in 2017 and 44 deaths in 2018, with a January 28, 2019 incident at the specified intersection resulting in 3 deaths and 3 injuries.