URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ADVANCE THE SYSTEM OF COASTAL TRAILS ON THE NORTH SHORE OF OAHU.

HCR104

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

104

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

urging the department of transportation and the
department of transportation services of the city and county of honolulu to
work with community groups to advance the system of Coastal Trails on the North
Shore of Oahu
.

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WHEREAS, for
as long as humans have inhabited the islands of Hawaii, people have been
traveling around these islands on foot, forming communities and strengthening
relationships with place; and

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WHEREAS, people
in the islands today travel less frequently by foot, bike, and other modes of
non-vehicular transportation due to factors including unsafe travel conditions
along roadways; and

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WHEREAS, existing
miles of paved and unpaved trails on the North Shore of Oahu represent decades
of hard work by people in the community and government who have advocated for
these trails; and

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WHEREAS, these
trails provide safe conditions for non-vehicular travel and are well-used by
North Shore residents, state residents, and visitors; and

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WHEREAS, roadways
on the North Shore without adjacent, separated, and paved pathways discourage
non-vehicular travel due to unsafe conditions on the roadway shoulder; and

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WHEREAS, the
Honolulu City Council adopted a Complete Streets Ordinance in 2012 (ROH 14-18),
which has led to the development of a Honolulu Complete Streets program with
the goal of planning, designing, operating, and maintaining transportation
facilities that are safe and accessible for all users; and

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WHEREAS, the
Honolulu City Council adopted the final Oahu Vision Zero Action Plan in January
2025, with the goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries; and

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WHEREAS, the Department
of Transportation published a draft Priority Multimodal Network in 2025,
outlining multimodal transportation improvements that the Department plans to
implement across the State in accordance with the 2024
Navahine v. Hawaii
Department of Transportation
settlement agreement; and

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WHEREAS, the Department
of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu is studying the
potential for a Hale
ʻ
iwa
Mobility Hub that will provide increased support for multimodal transportation
services, including walking and biking, similar to other legislative and
community-led efforts to create a park-and-ride shuttle system to the North
Shore; and

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WHEREAS, the
North Shore of Oahu experiences significant traffic congestion due to high
volumes of state residents and visitors who drive through the North Shore
during all seasons of the year, largely due to the region's scenery and desirable
rural qualities; now, therefore,

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BE IT
RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the
State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, the Senate concurring, that the Department
of Transportation and Department of Transportation Services of the City and
County of Honolulu are urged to work closely with North Shore community
organizations to rapidly advance the system of multimodal coastal trails on the
North Shore of Oahu and involve these organizations in the planning, design,
construction, and maintenance of these trails; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the
Director of Transportation and Director of Transportation Services of the City
and County of Honolulu.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:
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North
Shore; Coastal Trails; Department of Transportation; Department of
Transportation Services; Multimodal Trails