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HI SR113

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/18/2023

Primary Sponsor

Glenn Wakai

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Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Mayor, Honolulu City Council, and Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation to fund construction of a park-and-ride garage at Waiawa Station that would accommodate 1,600 vehicles.

  • The park-and-ride garage was deferred in the financial recovery plan approved by the Federal Transit Administration in September 2022, which reduced the rail project from 20 miles to 18.75 miles and cut the number of stations from 21 to 19.

  • Urges the Department of Transportation Services to establish additional transit services between Central Oahu and Waiawa Station, including bus rapid transit lines and expanded TheBus service as recommended in the December 2019 Central Oahu Transportation Study.

  • Requests the Director of Transportation Services submit a report on progress toward establishing additional transit services to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the Regular Session of 2024.

  • Directs certified copies be transmitted to city and county officials, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, and four neighborhood boards in Central Oahu.

Legislative Description

Urging The Mayor Of The City And County Of Honolulu, Honolulu City Council, And Honolulu Authority For Rapid Transportation To Find A Means To Fund The Construction Of The Park-and-ride Garage At Waiawa Station And Urging The Department Of Transportation Services Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Establish Additional Transit Services Between Central Oahu And Waiawa Station.

Funding

Last Action

Certified copies of resolutions sent.

5/22/2023

Committee Referrals

Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs3/15/2023

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