Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1554, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to conform amendments relating to revocation of motor vehicle registrations under administrative revocation proceedings with the comprehensive law regarding driving under the influence scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2002.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Judiciary, Department of Transportation, Board of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

Your Committee finds that persons driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs present a serious public safety hazard. Despite harsh penalties under existing law, the problem persists.

On January 1, 2002, Hawaii's new consolidated, comprehensive drunk driving law will go into effect. Your Committee supports this measure, which amends several provisions of that law to conform to later-enacted provisions of law.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1554, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1554, S.D. 2.