Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2302, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of the bill is give the court discretion to allow persons with outstanding traffic citations to obtain or renew driver's licenses or permits in the event that the loss or lack of a license may result in loss of employment.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Judiciary and the Department of Transportation. The Department of Customer Services for the City and County of Honolulu provided testimony indicating no objections to the intent of the bill, but submitted suggested amendments.

Your Committee finds that persons denied the ability to drive because of failure to pay traffic fines often lose their jobs because they cannot drive to work. This bill would allow the court to grant a conditional license in hardship cases.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

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. 2302, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2302, H.D. 2.