Transportation Equity

(HB1879): Establish a year-round, fare-free youth transit program to serve individuals 18 and under across the state. Fare-free transit will help lower household transportation costs, increase youth access to education and recreational activities, and reduce emissions and traffic congestions.

(HB1884/SB2470): Require the installation of leading pedestrian intervals and accessible pedestrian signals at a certain number of state-owned intersections each year, and where signals are installed/replaced. These improvements are low-cost ways to reduce pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries.

(HB1524): Decrease jaywalking fines as a way to reduce the cycle of debt that results from traffic fines and fees imposed on pedestrians.

Eliminate or reduce the amount of parking that counties can impose on new development. Outdated parking mandates tie the cost of shelter to the storage of cars, making housing less affordable and limiting choices for residents who rely on walking, biking or transit:

• HB1919: Statewide parking reform.

• HB1701/SB2356: TOD parking reform.

• SB2981: Urban districts reform.

(HB1790): Require police enforcement to collect certain socio demographic data for all stops, and provide yearly reports. The goal of this policy is to increase transparency of policing in Hawaiʻi, and to better understand the biases that exist in local policing, particularly traffic enforcement.