Bills

HR 39: URGING THE department of transportation services for the City and County of Honolulu to install RAISED CROSSWALKS AT THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE, LAUIKI STREET, AND KAMOKU STREET INTERSECTIONS WITH HIHIWAI STREET TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY NEAR ALA WAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: House
Latest Version Date: 2026-03-12

Current Status:

Passed

(2026-04-08: Resolution adopted in final form.)

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In Committee

First Chamber

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Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

What does this bill do?

This resolution urges the City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services to install raised crosswalks at the University Avenue, Lauiki Street, and Kamoku Street intersections with Hihiwai Street. The raised crosswalks are meant to slow drivers and improve visibility to make crossings safer for Ala Wai Elementary School students, seniors, and other pedestrians in the surrounding neighborhood.

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URGING THE department of transportation services for the City and County of Honolulu to install RAISED CROSSWALKS AT THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE, LAUIKI STREET, AND KAMOKU STREET INTERSECTIONS WITH HIHIWAI STREET TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY NEAR ALA WAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

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HR39

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	39
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the intersections of University Avenue and Hihiwai Street, Lauiki Street and Hihiwai Street, and Kamoku Street and Hihiwai Street are located in a high-density residential area in Honolulu, with numerous apartment buildings, consistent vehicle traffic, and high volumes of pedestrians, including schoolchildren, kupuna, and families, traveling to nearby destinations; and

WHEREAS, all three intersections serve as key pedestrian corridors to Ala Wai Elementary School, Ala Wai Park, and ʻIolani School; and

WHEREAS, the University Avenue and Hihiwai Street and Kamoku Street and Hihiwai Street intersections are three-way stops, which can create confusion for drivers and present hazards for pedestrians attempting to cross safely; and

WHEREAS, the Lauiki Street and Hihiwai Street intersection has only a single stop sign on Lauiki Street, with no stop control for vehicles traveling on Hihiwai Street, and currently features only a painted crosswalk, making it especially vulnerable to speeding and inattentive driving; and

WHEREAS, students walking to Ala Wai Elementary School regularly use the Lauiki Street crossing, making it a critical safety point that lacks adequate traffic-calming infrastructure; and

WHEREAS, raised crosswalks are a proven safety measure that physically slow vehicles, improve pedestrian visibility, and alert drivers to the presence of crossings, especially in school zones and high-foot-traffic areas; and

WHEREAS, the City and County of Honolulu has adopted Vision Zero goals that include a commitment to eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries through infrastructure that prioritizes pedestrian and bicycle safety; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, that the Department of Transportation Services for the City and County of Honolulu is urged to install raised crosswalks at the University Avenue, Lauiki Street, and Kamoku Street intersections with Hihiwai Street to improve pedestrian safety near Ala Wai Elementary School and the surrounding community; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Councilmember of the Honolulu City Council representing District 5, Director of the Department of Transportation Services for the City and County of Honolulu, Interim Police Chief of the Honolulu Police Department, Principal of Ala Wai Elementary School, and Head of School of ʻIolani School.

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title:

Pedestrian Safety; Raised Crosswalks; Hihiwai Street Intersections; Department of Transportation Services; City and County of Honolulu

Date	Status
Apr 8, 2026	Resolution adopted in final form.
Apr 8, 2026	Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
Apr 8, 2026	Reconsideration of action taken on 04-02-26.
Apr 8, 2026	Re-referred to TRN, referral sheet 25
Apr 2, 2026	Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
Apr 2, 2026	Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1677-26), recommending referral to WAL.
Mar 31, 2026	The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
Mar 27, 2026	Resolution scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-31-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 18, 2026	Referred to TRN, WAL, referral sheet 18
Mar 16, 2026	Offered
Mar 12, 2026	To be offered.

Date	Description	Location	Votes
Mar 31, 2026	The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED	House Standing Committee on Transportation	9 0 0 Passed