Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 2671 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to expand the coverage of Hawaii's reconstructed vehicle law by limiting the exemption to counties with a population of less than 150,000 rather than 500,000.

The Department of Transportation supported the intent of the bill. The Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu and Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill.

Your Committee notes that the current exemption to the reconstructed motor vehicle law for counties with a population of less than 500,000 restricts this law to the City and County of Honolulu. By changing the exemption to include only counties with a population of 150,000 or less, current laws will be enforced with more parity among the counties since most of the counties would be covered under this law. Your Committee finds that this bill will make the roadways of our State safer.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2671 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.