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REPORT OF THE <br />POLICY COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSETS <br />DATE: October 1, 2024 <br />PLACE: Hilo, Hawaii <br />TIME: 9:06 a.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Re: Comm. No. 1046/13ill No. 204 <br />Your Policy Committee on Infrastructure and Assets, to which was referred Bill No. 204, reports <br />as follows: <br />Bill No. 204, transmitted by Public Works Director Stephen M. Pause via Communication <br />No. 1046 dated August 26, 2024, amends Chapter 24, Article 10, Division 1, of the Hawaii <br />County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), relating to speed limits. <br />This bill establishes County speed limits of either 25 or 35 miles per hour for certain portions of <br />the Akoni Pule Highway between Highway 250 and Pololu Valley Lookout. <br />Director Pause stated community members had concerns with the existing speed limits and <br />expressed the need for reduction near the school. In addition to the reduction of speed limits, the <br />installation of additional traffic calming strategies such as flashing beacons, street markings, and <br />an elevated crosswalk are pending completion of the nearby re -paving project. <br />Committee Member Holeka Inaba requested clarification of the map attached to Communication <br />No. 1046. Director Pause agreed to review and edit prior to the next meeting. <br />Your Policy Committee on Infrastructure and Assets is in accord with the purpose and intent of <br />Bill No. 204, and recommends its passage on first reading. <br />so <br />AYES <br />NOES <br />ABS <br />EX <br />KIMBALL <br />X <br />INABA <br />X <br />KAGIWADA <br />X <br />LEE LOY <br />X <br />KIERKIEWICZ <br />X <br />KANEALI'l-KLEINFELDER <br />X <br />GALIMBA <br />X <br />VILLEGAS <br />X <br />EVANS <br />X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />POLICY COMMITTEE ON <br />INFRASTRUCTURE <br />0.111.11, 01 N-Ap <br />PCIA REPORbeO. 15 <br />ADOPTED: T 6 2024 <br />