RELATING TO RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE SURCHARGE TAX.

Repeals the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax of $3 per day levied between September 1, 1999 and August 31, 2007.

RELATING TO TRAFFIC REGULATION WITHIN HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII PROJECTS.

Repeals requirement that HCDCH needs to enter into contract with county before traffic can be regulated in HCDCH project by county.

RELATING TO USE OF INTOXICANTS.

Permits the forfeiture of a vehicle for conviction of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant within 5 years of 2 prior convictions or conviction of habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.

RELATING TO TOWING.

Requires towing companies to make automated teller machines available when total charges exceed $100.

RELATING TO EXPIRED DRIVER'S LICENSE.

Repeals the 30 day prison term for driving without a license for drivers whose license to operate mopeds, motor scooters, motorcycles, passenger cars, and trucks or vans having a gross vehicle weight rating of 15,000 pounds or less expired within the 90 days preceding the violation and imposes a maximum $1,000 fine instead.

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE.

Amends motor vehicle muffler noise law to provide a schedule of increased fines for the second, third, and subsequent violations.

RELATING TO NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE.

Amends definition of negligent homicide in the second degree to include death caused by driving more than thirty miles per hour over the speed limit. Clarifies that negligent homicide in the second degree may also apply to a person who operates a vehicle less than thirty miles per hour over the maximum speed limit in a negligent manner.

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATION.

Permits driver whose license has been administratively revoked for life to seek reinstatement of the license after 10 years have passed since the lifetime revocation. Requires driver to have had no arrests or convictions for driving while license revoked and be free from dependency or abuse of alcohol and drugs.

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Permits motor vehicle backup warning beepers to be disabled between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. if the vehicle is guided by a person other than the driver of the vehicle while reversing.

RELATING TO HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES.

Increases fine for violating HOV lane law to $250 for 1st and all subsequent offenses.

RELATING TO TRAFFIC.

Requires department of transportation to perform a contraflow study of the Pali highway and report findings and recommendations to governor and legislature before 12/31/05.

RELATING TO BIKEWAYS.

Requires the department of transportation to build two-way bikeways on Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Waimea Bypass Road.

RELATING TO TRAFFIC.

Establishes the urban Honolulu regional traffic task force to identify major contributors to traffic congestion and make recommendations on traffic alleviation in areas bounded by Ward Avenue, Lunalilo H-1 Freeway, Kapahulu Avenue, Kalakaua Avenue, and Ala Moana Boulevard. Appropriates funds for the task force.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF BUILDING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND RAILWAY TUNNEL UNDER HONOLULU HARBOR.

Appropriates funds to update study of the feasibility of building a tunnel under Honolulu harbor. Requires feasibility study to consider expansion of tunnel to include railway technology. Requires identification of available sources of federal funding. Appropriates funds.

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Rep. Joseph M. Souki