STAND. COM. REP. NO. 572________

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 286
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.B. No. 286 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SPEEDING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide safer streets and
crossings for children, parents, pedestrians and motorists by
deterring speeding in school and construction zones.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this bill
from the Department of Education, Hawaii State Teachers
Association, General Contractors Association of Hawaii and JAS.
W. Glover, Ltd.

     While your Committee notes that fines for speeding
violations can be fairly high, an alarming number of children,
pedestrians, construction workers and motorists are being placed
in danger of, or have actually been struck by speeding motorists.
Your Committee finds that enhancing the penalty for speeding in
school and construction zones will deter such speeding and
protect the public.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     1) Providing for twice the fine stated in section 291C-161,
Hawaii Revised Statutes for a violation of this section;


 
 
 
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     2) Making changes of a nonsubstantive nature for technical
and stylistic purposes.

     Your Committee emphasizes that the purpose of this bill is
not to serve as a means of increasing revenue, but to protect our
children.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 286, as amended herein, and recommends that
it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached
hereto as H.B. No. 286, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair