REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ESTABLISH AN INDIRECT TRAFFIC DISRUPTION GRANT PROGRAM.

HR111

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

111

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

requesting the department of transportation to establish
an indirect traffic disruption grant program
.

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WHEREAS, unplanned
road closures, detours, blockages, and utility disruptions caused by state and
county roadwork can significantly impair access to homes and businesses; and

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WHEREAS, such
disruptions may result in substantial economic hardship for small businesses,
including loss of property access, prolonged detours, reduced customer traffic,
and measurable loss of business revenue; and

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WHEREAS, the
establishment of a grant program could provide relief to impacted property
owners and small businesses affected by government facilitated roadwork,
strengthen local economies, support community resilience, and ensure that
essential public infrastructure work does not disproportionately burden property
owners and businesses who rely on stable public access for their livelihoods;
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, that the Department of Transportation
is requested to establish an Indirect Roadwork Disruption Grant Program to
provide grants to property owners and small businesses impacted by unplanned
road closures, detours, blockages, or utility disruptions caused by state or
county roadwork or roadwork conducted by a public utility or contractor
pursuant to a work order issued by the State or a county; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is requested to develop a
process to provide grants to:

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(1)
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Property owners that demonstrate property
access loss or prolonged detours; and

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(2)
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Small businesses that demonstrate verifiable
loss of business access or revenue; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is requested to establish
criteria for the provision of grants, including:

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Any notice of the state or county roadwork or
roadwork conducted by a public utility or contractor pursuant to a work order
issued by the State or a county that was provided to the public, property
owner, or small business;

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Duration of the roadwork;

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Severity of the roadwork; and

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Economic impact to the property owner or small
business; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is requested to collaborate with
the counties to administer the Indirect Roadwork Disruption Grant Program for
situations involving impacts from roadwork performed jointly by the State and a
county; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is requested to submit to the Legislature
no later than twenty days prior to the convening of Regular Session of 2027, a
progress report on the Indirect Roadwork Disruption Grant Program that includes,
at minimum:

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The number of applications for grants
submitted;

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Total number and amount of grants awarded;

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A timeline and deadlines for the grant process;
and

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Any other findings, recommendations, and
proposed legislation; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Director of Transportation; Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu; and Mayors
of the Counties of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Department
of Transportation; Counties; Indirect Roadwork Disruption Grant Program