STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2991

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2727
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.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. 2727, H.D. 1, entitled:

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTERISLAND VEHICLE
     TRANSFERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to expedite the process of
shipping vehicles interisland by repealing the requirement that
registered owners of a vehicle, with an outstanding loan, obtain
a notarized statement from the creditor before shipping the
vehicle between the islands.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from Young
Brothers, Limited.  Testimony in opposition to the measure was
received from the County of Hawaii Police Department, Honolulu
Police Department, Maui County Police Department, and Hawaii
Bankers Association.

     Your Committee finds that current law makes it difficult for
businesses as well as individuals to ship their vehicles for
purposes of work, relocation, or short vacations.

     Your Committee has amended the measure by inserting a "drop
dead" provision to repeal the amendments to the measure 5 years
from July 1, 2000.


 
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     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. 2727, H.D. 1, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as H.B. No. 2727, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.

                                   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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