HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWC 241 04/12/1988 1984-1988 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS
DATE: April 12, 1988
PLACE : Councilroom
TIME: 1 : 30 p.m .
Chairman and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works to which was referred Communication
/No . 1552 and its attached Bill No . 522, reports as follows:
Bill 522 proposes to amend Chapter 24 , Article 10 , Section 24-256
( 30 mile per hour limit ) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 by adding a
new item. The purpose of the bill is to change part of the existing
35 mile per hour speed limit zone on Mamalahoa Highway in Waimea to
30 miles per hour . The part from Lindsey Road to a point which is
5 ,500 feet in the Honokaa direction and near Fukushima Store would
become a 30 mile per hour zone .
Communication No . 1552 , a letter from the Chief Engineer transmits
Bill No . 522 and Bill No . 523, which amend Schedule 2, ( 30 mile per
hour limit ) and Schedule 5 ( 35 mile per hour limit ) respectively, of
the Traffic Code. The Chief Engineer notes that the Police
Department was contacted and had no objection to the proposed change .
Your Committee on Public Works has reviewed Bill 522 and is aware
that the section of Mamalahoa Highway from Lindsey Road to Fukushima
Store is heavily traveled and has many vehicles entering and leaving
retail and commercial establishments on both sides of the highway.
Your Committee also understands that Bill 522 and Bill 523 are both
needed to effectively change the present speed limit zone .
The Uniform Vehicle Code does not recommend a speed limit difference
of more than 10 miles per hour between adjacent speed zones . Bill
522 will make a 15 miles per hour differential between adjacent speed
zones because the speed limit zone on Mamalahoa Highway from
Fukushima Store to Mud Lane is 45 miles per hour ( Chapter 24, Article
10 , Division 1 , Section 24-260 Hawaii County Code 1983 ) .
PWC REPORT
ADOPTED : APR 2 0 198 '
PWC- 241 Page 2 April 12, 1988
Your Committee on Public Works recommend passsage of Bill No. 522 on
first reading by the County Council .
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RLE K. LAI , CH RWOMAN
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USSELL S . KOKUBUN, VICE CHR. FRANK DE LUZ III, MEMBER
(Absent and Excused)
TAKASHI DOMINGO, MEMBER SHERWOOD R. H. GREENWELL, MEMBER
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