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HRS Chapter 279A (Act 179, Session Laws of Hawaii 1975)
Chapter 279A establishes a comprehensive multi-modal statewide transportation planning process which involves all levels of government in a cooperative process to develop coordinated transportation plans that develop a balanced , multi-modal statewide transportation system that serves clearly identified social, economic and environmental objectives and which includes the following system components: national system of interstate and defense highways and highways within the state highway system, airports, harbors and water-borne transit, surface mass transit, and major county roads.
HRS Chapter 226 (Act 100, Session Laws of Hawaii 1978)
Chapter 226 directs the planning of a transportation system that promotes the efficient, economical, safe and convenient movement of people and goods; and a statewide transportation system that is consistent with and will accommodate planned growth objectives throughout the State. There are subtle but important differences between Chapters 279A and 226. Chapter 279A calls for a process that involves all levels of government in creating transportation infrastructure that meets statewide social, economic and environmental objectives and that produces an integrated system of air, harbor and road facilities. This plan and process are the responsibility of STP. Chapter 226, commonly referred to as the Statewide Planning Act, addresses an integrated multi-modal system that accommodates planned growth. Title 23, USC 135 was enacted in 1968, and that federal law requires that each State shall develop a statewide transportation plan and a Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan.