A resolution scheduled for a final vote tomorrow before city officials aims to urge the Hawaii Legislature to do something to “cage the rage.”

Road rage, that is.

Honolulu City Council member Joey Manahan is author of the measure, which documents recent events like the stabbing of two men multiple times on the H-1 Freeway near the Kunia exit in August, and the 2015 road rage incident involving a woman who threatened an off-duty police officer with a knife.

The resolution also cites statistics on Honolulu road congestion, long commutes and online posts ranking the city high for #roadrage.

The “reso” is non-binding, but if passed this one will be delivered to state lawmakers. The goal is to have the Legislature amend existing law to prohibit certain behaviors incited by or likely to incite road rage.

Examples of such behaviors:

• sudden braking to discourage following too closely
• forcing or attempting to force another vehicle off the street or highway
• brandishing a weapon or object capable of inflicting serious bodily injury or death
• using offensive or threatening gestures
• shouting obscenities or threats
• repeatedly sounding the vehicle’s horn or flashing the headlights (except to warn of a hazard)

Manahan acknowledges that there are enforcement challenges and First Amendment concerns. But his main goal is to target repeat offenders.

“I want the Legislature to see if there is a way to look at people who do things habitually to prevent them,” he said, adding that one well-publicized rage incident happened in his Kalihi-area district.