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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND MASS TRANSIT <br /> DATE: March 12, 2019 Re: Comm. No. 157/Bill No. 39 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 11:20 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit, to which was referred Bill No. 39, reports as <br /> follows: <br /> Bill No. 39, transmitted by Public Works Director David Yamamoto via Communication 157, <br /> amends Chapter 24, Article 10, Division 1 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as <br /> Amended), relating to speed limits. Bill 39 amends Section 24-256 to establish a new 30 mph <br /> speed limit zone on Kukuau Street, District of South Hilo, from its intersection on Komohana <br /> Street to a point 150 feet southwest (mauka) of Kahikini Street. The current speed limit for this <br /> section is 35 mph. <br /> As noted in the discussion for companion legislation Bill No. 38, the Traffic Division was <br /> requested to evaluate the speed limits along Kukuau Street. Upon completing the review, the <br /> Division determined it was appropriate to reduce the speed limit for the subject area referenced <br /> in Bill No. 39, where the homes are more concentrated and the lot sizes are smaller, and the road <br /> widths are more conducive and appropriate to reduce the speed limit. <br /> Mr. Chung asked what would be involved in reducing the speed limit for this section of road <br /> further to 25 mph. Traffic Division Chief Aaron Takaba said the results of the study determined <br /> that 30-35 mph was a safe speed for that road. <br /> Ms. Lee Loy asked how long it would take to change out speed limit signs. Mr. Takaba <br /> responded that it depends on the division's scheduling. Once the sign location is determined, the <br /> Hawai`i One Call Center is notified to determine whether any underground utilities exist. That <br /> takes about a week, so to be safe, perhaps two or three weeks to get it installed, Mr. Takaba said. <br /> Ms. Lee Loy asked about any outstanding sign requests such as that existing on Keaukaha Road, <br /> where a one-way traffic pattern change (Ordinance No. 18-4) had been approved a year earlier. <br /> PWMTC Report No.4 <br />