# Hawaii HCR 137: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO IMPLEMENT VISIBILITY ENHANCEMENT MEASURES ON THE KUAHELANI AVENUE CROSSWALK AT KIPAPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Hawaii HCR 137, URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO IMPLEMENT VISIBILITY ENHANCEMENT MEASURES ON THE KUAHELANI AVENUE CROSSWALK AT KIPAPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Lauren Matsumoto (Republican); status passed house, last action 2025-04-04 (Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 535).) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 137
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO IMPLEMENT VISIBILITY ENHANCEMENT MEASURES ON THE KUAHELANI AVENUE CROSSWALK AT KIPAPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2025-04-04, Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 535).
- Sponsor: Lauren Matsumoto (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Pedestrian Safety, Crosswalk, Elementary School, Mililani, TCA/EDU
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (17 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lauren Matsumoto (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Alcos III (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: LA CHICA
- Cosponsor: Elijah Pierick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: REYES ODA
- Cosponsor: Garner M. Shimizu (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-04-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 535). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Referred to TCA/EDU. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1870), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-01: The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) La Chica, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson, Amato. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1667) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to EDN. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on EDN 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). (House)
- 2025-03-28: Resolution scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-25: The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Resolution scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-25-25 9:10AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to TRN, EDN, referral sheet 22 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Offered (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR137_HD1_.pdf)
- HCR137_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR137_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR137_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR137_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR137_HD1_.pdf)
- [HCR137_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR137_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR137_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR137_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HCR137-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).