Traffic Safety Summit

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Day One Agenda

StartEndDescriptionSpeakerPresentation
7:30 AM8:00 AMRegistrationN/A
8:00 AM8:30 AMWelcoming and Opening RemarksRichelle Takara, FHWA Hawaii Administrator
Ed Sniffen, HDOT Director		N/A
8:30 AM9:30 AMWhat’s Happening on Hawaii Roads and What Can We Do About It?Dr. Darren Iwamoto
Ed Sniffen		https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/20251008-HI-Traffic-Safety-Summit.pdf
9:30 AM10:00 AMNetworking Break
10:00 AM11:00 AMPanel: Vision Zero Hawaii and Multimodal ProgramingModerator: Richelle Takara
Confirmed:
Kauanoe Batangan, Maui MPO
Mark Garrity, Oahu MPO
Rachel Roper-Noonan, HDOT		https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/Vision-Zero-and-Multimodal-Planning-Panel.pdf
11:00 AM12:00 PMWorking Lunch: Talk story on traffic safety agenda for 2026 sessionN/A
12:00 PM1:00 PMEnforcement Talk Story: What are officers seeing on the roadsModerator: James Slayter
Panelists: Torrey Keltner, Koa Saul, Vernon Scribner		N/A
1:00 PM2:00 PMRed-Light and Speed Safety Camera SystemsConfirmed:
Edward Tiedje, Verra Mobility		https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/Safety-Camera-Systems.pdf
2:00 PM2:30 PMNetworking Break
2:30 PM3:00 PMEyes on the Road IntroductionMark Pittman, Blyncsy
Robin Shishido, Deputy Dir. of Transportation for Highways		https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/Eyes-on-the-Road.pdf
3:00 PM4:00 PMWork Zone Safety: Digital AlertsArnold Albiar, Sustainability Partners
Ryan Nakata, HDOT Oahu District Engineer		https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/Hawaii-Safety-Summit-FLAGMAN-PRESENTATION.pdf

https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/Safety-Summit-Broadcasting-Digital-Alerts.pdf

Day Two Agenda

StartEndDescriptionSpeakerPresentation
7:30 AM8:00 AMRegistration
8:00 AM9:00 AMData Deep DiveGarrett Hall and Kristy Luke, Hawaii State Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Injury Prevention Systems Branch
John McAuliffe, HDOT
Sharia Osato, HDOT		https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/Data-Deep-Dive-10-9-25.pdf

https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/Shaca-Presentation.pdf

https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/FARS-Presentation.pdf
9:00 AM9:30 AMNetworking Break
9:30 AM10:30 AMSafety Analytics Demonstration – Introduction to the public and internal apps and Phase 2 visualizationsHDOT and Googlehttps://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/Safety-Analytics.pdf
10:30 AM11:00 AMUsing Social Media to Educate DriversModerator: Shelly Kunishige, HDOT
Confirmed Panelists:
Steezy, Pacific Media Group
Michael Kitchens, Stolen Stuff Hawaii		https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/Pacific-Media-Group.pdf
11:00 AM11:30 AME-bike educationMalia Harunaga, HBLhttps://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/E-bikePres_TrafficSafetySummit.pptx.pdf
11:30 AM12:30 PMWorking Lunch: Na Leo Youth Media ChallengeAshley Kierkiewicz, Na Leo TVVideo Link https://youtu.be/hDYXekT_yao
12:30 PM1:30 PMAttitudinal Survey Results and Behavioral Science ResearchDr. Treena Becker
Kari Benes, HDOT		https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/Traffic_Fatalities_Behavioral_Analysis_treena.pdf

https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/Changing-Transportation-Behaviors-in-HI.pdf
1:30 PM2:00 PMNetworking Breakhttps://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2025/10/UH-Smart-Intersections.pdf
2:00 PM4:00 PMTakeaways and Next Steps to Get Hawaii to ZeroAll