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. 2509, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to create penalties for parking in the access aisle of a disabled parking stall by any person, with or without a disabled parking permit.

The Disability and Communication Access Board, Honolulu Police Department, and two concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that people with disabilities often need the extra space afforded by the access aisles. It is necessary to impose penalties upon someone, with or without a disabled parking pass, who is blocking the access aisle to ensure that all of the handicapped parking spaces can be used efficiently.

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. 2509, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.