STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2879

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2148
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which
was referred H.B. No. 2148 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTORCYCLE AND MOTOR SCOOTER
     INSURANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to establish consistency
between the penalty provisions relating to motor vehicles and the
penalty provisions relating to motorcycles and motor scooters.

     The Insurance Commissioner and Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii
submitted testimony on the measure.

     The motor vehicle insurance code permits a driver operating
a motor vehicle without insurance to raise a good faith defense
based on lack of knowledge or proof of insurance.  The motorcycle
and motor scooter insurance code contains no such defense.  This
measure would make the laws consistent by establishing a good
faith defense for the operators of motorcycles and motor
scooters. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 2148 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 Commerce and
                                   Consumer Protection,



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                                   BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair



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                                   BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

 
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