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This concurrent resolution urges the Department of Transportation, Department of Education, and City and County of Honolulu to improve pedestrian safety at the Kuahelani Avenue crosswalk near Kipapa Elementary School by implementing several specific visibility enhancement measures. The resolution highlights the dangerous nature of the crosswalk, which is located on a curved road with high traffic and limited visibility, and references national traffic safety statistics showing 7,522 pedestrian fatalities in 2022. The recommended safety improvements include installing warning signage before the road's curve, constructing speed bumps to reduce vehicle speeds, placing a "STOP Here for Pedestrians" sign up to fifty feet before the crosswalk, and installing a solar-powered, rapid flashing crosswalk sign to alert drivers of pedestrian presence. The resolution cites Federal Highway Administration recommendations and notes that speed bumps can reduce automobile injury or death risk by up to 60%. The document calls for transmitting copies of the resolution to key transportation and education officials, ultimately aiming to enhance pedestrian safety in the Mililani area.

Education, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=137&year=2025