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SB2008 • 2026

RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.

RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.

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Sponsor
INOUYE, FEVELLA, GABBARD, Elefante
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
The committee on TRS deferred the measure.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.

RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.
  • Statewide Traffic Code; Daniel K.
  • Inouye Highway; Speed Limit Establishes 55 miles per hour as the maximum speed limit on all parts of the Daniel K.
  • Inouye Highway.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 S

    The committee on TRS deferred the measure.

  2. 2026-01-28 S

    The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  3. 2026-01-22 S

    Referred to TRS, JDC.

  4. 2026-01-21 S

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

  5. 2026-01-14 S

    Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE.
Statewide Traffic Code; Daniel K. Inouye Highway; Speed Limit
Establishes 55 miles per hour as the maximum speed limit on all parts of the Daniel K. Inouye Highway.

Current Bill Text

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SB2008

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2008

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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The legislature finds that the number of
traffic accidents and deaths on the Daniel K. Inouye highway is alarming.
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The legislature notes that the Hawaii police
department reported that a significant majority of excessive speed citations
and arrests this year have occurred along the Daniel K. Inouye Highway, evidencing
the ongoing danger associated with speeding and reckless behavior on this
roadway.

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Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to
adopt a uniform maximum speed limit of fifty-five miles per hour along the
entire length of the highway.

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SECTION 2.
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Section 291C-106, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

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Speed limit for Daniel K. Inouye
highway.
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Notwithstanding any other
law to the contrary, the
maximum
speed limit for the Daniel K. Inouye
highway shall be [
sixty
]
fifty‑five
miles per hour [
beginning
at mile marker 12; provided that the speed limit shall be forty-five miles per
hour or any other speed limit as determined pursuant to sections 291C-102,
291C-104, or 291C-105, beginning at the Pohakuloa training area and ending
one-half mile east of the Mauna Kea county park entrance
]."

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SECTION 3.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Statewide
Traffic Code; Daniel K. Inouye Highway; Speed Limit

Description:

Establishes
55 miles per hour as the maximum speed limit on all parts of the Daniel K.
Inouye Highway.

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