HR 54 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MILILANI ʻIKE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS USING SCHOOL CROSSWALKS.

This House Resolution urges the Hawaii Department of Transportation, Department of Education, and City and County of Honolulu to improve safety at the Mililani 'Ike Elementary School crosswalk where students face traffic risks. The bill requests specific safety measures including speed bumps, warning signage, and a solar-powered rapid flashing crosswalk sign to alert drivers. It also asks for a "STOP Here for Pedestrians" sign to be installed up to fifty feet before the crosswalk. The resolution is directed at state and local officials to implement these visibility and speed reduction measures at the intersection of Mehe'ula Parkway and Kuao'a Street.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 12, 2026 Last action Apr 2, 2026

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HR54 → HR54_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a House draft to a House Committee version, changing the author from Maya Sweeny to Chris Kobayashi and adjusting the document metadata. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, though the text was reformatted to use all capital letters for the title and specific clauses. The request for safety measures at Mililani ʻIke Elementary School was slightly rephrased from 'should be implemented' to 'is requested to be implemented,' which softens the language but does not alter the core requirement.

Scope change

No change in the bill's scope or applicability; it still applies to the Department of Transportation, Department of Education, and City and County of Honolulu regarding Mililani ʻIke Elementary School.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and specific resolution clauses were converted to all capital letters for formatting consistency.

The author name was changed from Maya Sweeny to Chris Kobayashi, and document metadata (dates and IDs) were updated.

The language in the resolution clauses was changed from 'should be implemented' to 'is requested to be implemented,' slightly softening the mandatory tone without changing the policy intent.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1693-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to WAL.

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRN, WAL, referral sheet 18

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

To be offered.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors