What's Being Discussed

The O`ahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (O`ahuMPO) Policy Board is holding its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 29, 2026. The O`ahuMPO coordinates transportation planning for O`ahu. The main topics include:

• Civil rights compliance plan: Staff will present a draft plan explaining how O`ahuMPO ensures its transportation work does not discriminate and is fair to all communities, as required by federal law.
• Search for a new Executive Director: Current Executive Director Mark Garrity is retiring at the end of 2026. The board will discuss how to find and hire his replacement.
• Road safety targets for O`ahu: Staff will present proposed 2026 goals for reducing traffic deaths and serious injuries on O`ahu roads, including data on crashes caused by speeding, impaired driving, distracted driving, and reckless behavior.
• City safety initiatives: Representatives from the Honolulu Department of Transportation Services will share updates on projects aimed at reducing roadway deaths and serious injuries, including efforts tied to the O`ahu Vision Zero Action Plan.

Decisions Expected

• Vote to adopt the 2026 Title VI Civil Rights Implementation Plan
• Vote to form a small working group (called a Permitted Interaction Group) to lead the search for a new Executive Director
• Vote to adopt the 2026 highway safety performance targets for O`ahu

Who Should Pay Attention

• Anyone concerned about traffic safety on O`ahu roads
• Community members interested in fair and equitable transportation access
• Those who follow O`ahu transportation planning and federal funding decisions
• Anyone interested in the leadership transition at O`ahuMPO