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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND MASS TRANSIT
DATE: March 12, 2019 Re: Comm.No. 156/Bill No. 38
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawai`i
TIME: 11:20 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit, to which was referred Bill No. 38, reports as
follows:
Bill No. 38, transmitted by Public Works Director David Yamamoto, via Communication
No. 156, amends Chapter 24, Article 10, Division 1 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016
Edition, as Amended), relating to speed limits. This traffic code amendment is necessary because
companion Bill No. 39 lowered a portion of the speed limit of Kukuau Street from 35 mph to
30 mph. Bill No. 38 identifies the revised section of Kukuau Street that will remain at 35 mph.
Director Yamamoto was invited to speak. He said the Traffic Division was requested to evaluate
the speed limits along Kukuau Street. Upon completing the review, they determined it was
appropriate to reduce the speed limit on the makai side of the area referenced in Bill No. 38,
where the homes are more concentrated and the lot sizes are smaller, and the road widths are
more conducive and appropriate to reduce the speed limit.
Chair Lee Loy made a motion to amend Bill No. 38 with the contents of Communication
No. 156.1 to fix formatting errors. There was no further comment and the amendment was
adopted.
Your Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Bill No. 38, as amended to Draft 2, and recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
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DAVID x COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS
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KANEALI'I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X . AI&
LEE LOY X
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RICHARDS X PWMTC REPORT NO. _ 3
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: MAR 2 8 2019