HR 130 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ENCOURAGE PEDESTRIANS TO WEAR REFLECTIVE GEAR BETWEEN THE HOURS OF DUSK AND DAWN.

This resolution urges the City and County of Honolulu to implement regulations requiring pedestrians to wear reflective gear between dusk and dawn. It directly affects pedestrians walking or running in Honolulu during low-visibility hours, citing a 13% increase in 2024 pedestrian cases and federal safety data showing reflective gear improves conspicuity. The resolution recommends collaborating on high-risk area signage, clear regulations, and public education campaigns. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create law but encourages local action based on safety data from Honolulu EMS and federal transportation studies.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Mar 28, 2025

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HR130 → HR130_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The document was reformatted from a standard legislative bill structure to a Microsoft Word document format, but the substantive policy content remains unchanged. The resolution still urges Honolulu to encourage pedestrians to wear reflective gear between dusk and dawn, with identical WHEREAS clauses and RESOLVED provisions. No new requirements, funding, or enforcement mechanisms were added.

TECHNICAL

Document formatting changed from plain text legislative format to Word document metadata format with timestamps and page numbers.

Title wording slightly changed from 'IMPLEMENT REGULATIONS' to 'ENCOURAGE PEDESTRIANS' in the main heading, though the operative language remains the same.

Minor text corrections in WHEREAS clauses, such as changing 'Governors Highway Safety Association' to 'United States Department of Transportation' in one instance and adjusting spacing/formatting throughout.

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How they voted

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

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Committee

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Souza voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Hussey, Muraoka, Ward excused (4).

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1713) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) La Chica; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Evslin; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to TRN, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors