Highways

Agenda

NOTICE OF MEETING

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

The Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) Advisory Committee will be meeting remotely using

interactive video conference technology via Microsoft Teams

(the public may participate in the meeting in-person at the below address)

To join virtually, click on the link below:

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 275 475 049 263 65

Passcode: ZS64rz9M

Dial in # (audio only option): +1 808-829-4853

Phone Conference ID: 111 704 322#

Or join us in our in-person public video-conferencing meeting location at:

869 Punchbowl Street, 5th Floor Conference Room

Honolulu, Hawaii

Written testimony and virtual oral testimony will be accepted. Instructions for submitting testimony, requesting language interpretation, and accessibility resources can be found at the end of this agenda.

 

 

AGENDA

I. Call to Order, Roll Call

II. Old Business a. Action to approve the Draft Annual Report to the 2026 Legislature, allowing for non-substantive updates and edits, as provided by the Committee members by 2/4/2026. Once finalized, the report will be transmitted to the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation for submission on behalf of the Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee.

b. Action to approve the dispersal of SRTS special fund monies to cover the 5% central services charge incurred by Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) in fiscal year (FY) 2025-2026, as required under HRS 36-27, estimated by HDOT to be $161,252.00.

c. Update on the SRTS Special Fund Status.

IV. Presentation

a. Mililani And Kekaulike HIDOE Carpool Program by Kimberlee Cadell and Felice Wilson, GoKid Corporation

V. New Business

a. Discussion on approach to meeting the law’s mandate, including:

i. Plan and program – RFQ update

ii. Staff update 1. Review the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) Three-Year Funding Request dated October 6, 2025 and additional funding request details provided by HDOT on November 3, 2025.

iii. Projects update, include an update on dispersal of initial $8M for SRTS projects

iv. Upcoming speakers

V. Open Forum: Invitation to interested members of the public to be heard on matters not included on the agenda

VI. Announcements

VII. Adjournment

 

TESTIMONY

Public testimony will be accepted on any agenda item. Testimony may be oral or written.

Written testimony is strongly encouraged as the primary means of submitting testimony.

Oral testimony will be accepted at the meeting. Anyone wishing to testify orally is encouraged to please sign up in advance by emailing [email protected]. You may also advise us at the meeting if you would like to testify orally. To accommodate all possible testifiers, oral testimony will be limited to 3 minutes. Please note that you may submit written testimony.

Written testimony will be accepted up to 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

Written testimony may be sent via e-mail to [email protected] or delivered via mail to 733 Bishop Street, Suite 1180, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813.

Note: Any personal information (such as home addresses, home phone numbers, cell phone

numbers, etc.) included in the written testimony will become public information.

 

COMMITTEE PACKETS

Committee packets are available for inspection and can be requested by emailing

[email protected] or at the SRTS Advisory Committee website https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/safe-routes-to-school-advisory-committee/

 

ACCESSIBILITY

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Abbey Seitz at #808-897-1221 or by email at [email protected] as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats.