Bill > SB217

This bill authorizes the Director of Transportation to designate existing state highways as toll roads and impose toll charges for their use, with a specific mandate to transform a portion of Hana Highway (between mile markers 32 and 40) into a toll road. The bill requires the Department of Transportation to develop a plan to exempt Hawaii state residents from these toll charges, ensuring that any exemption does not compromise the road's maintenance or usability. The department must submit a report with its findings and recommendations to the legislature before the 2026 regular legislative session. The bill also provides the Director of Transportation the power to create rules governing these toll roads through the standard administrative rulemaking process outlined in Hawaii's Chapter 91, which governs how state agencies develop and implement regulations. The new provisions will be added to Hawaii's existing transportation laws, specifically Chapter 264, and will take effect immediately upon approval by the appropriate governmental authority.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=217&year=2026