STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2886

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1757
                                        H.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1757, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to remove the trailer
exemptions from the prohibitions relating to possession or
consumption of intoxicating liquor in motor vehicles.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Department of Transportation, and the Honolulu Police Department.

     Your Committee finds that removing the trailer exemptions
will bring Hawaii back into compliance with the federal
requirements for open container laws and will assure the receipt
of federal highway construction funds.   

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1757, H.D. 1, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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