Requesting collaboration between the Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement to establish a state highway police force.

The bill requests the Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement to collaborate to establish a state highway police force. This force would address traffic challenges more comprehensively by combining transportation's focus on infrastructure and traffic management with law enforcement's focus on compliance and deterrence. The establishment of this force aims to improve traffic safety on Hawaii's roadways, particularly in light of the alarming increase in pedestrian and motorcycle fatalities.

Requesting collaboration between the Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement to establish a state highway police force.

The bill requests the Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement to collaborate to establish a state highway police force. This force would address traffic challenges more comprehensively by combining transportation's focus on infrastructure and traffic management with law enforcement's focus on compliance and deterrence. The establishment of this force aims to improve traffic safety on Hawaii's roadways, particularly in light of the alarming increase in pedestrian and motorcycle fatalities.