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HI HR175
Resolution
Status
3/11/2022
Primary Sponsor
Angus McKelvey
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AI Summary
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Requests the Department of Transportation to adopt or amend administrative rules prohibiting installation of 5G wireless facilities near state airports and navigational equipment.
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Cites concerns that 5G technology in the United States uses the C-Band spectrum (3.7-3.98 Gigahertz), which is too close to the 4.2-4.4 Gigahertz spectrum used by aircraft radar altimeters.
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Directs the Department of Transportation to work with the Air Line Pilots Association, International to determine the appropriate radius around state airports where 5G facilities should be prohibited.
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Notes that Hawaii's economy depends critically on air travel for the visitor industry, inter-island transportation, and medical care services.
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Applies the prohibition to wireless facilities and modified or replacement utility poles used for small wireless facility collocation.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Adopt Or Amend Administrative Rules To Prohibit The Installation Or Deployment Of Facilities That Use Fifth-generation Cellular Network Technology, Or 5g Technology, Near State Airports And Navigational Equipment.
Prohibited
Last Action
Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 27
3/14/2022