Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1324, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve traffic safety for the people of Hawaii by:

(1) Establishing a photo red light imaging detector systems

(2) Authorizing the counties to administer the program.

The Department of Transportation, Honolulu Police Department, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu , Downtown Neighborhood Board No. 13, Hawaii Insurers Council, and numerous concerned individuals supported this bill. A concerned individual supported the intent of this measure. Two concerned individuals opposed this bill. The Office of Information Practices provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date to July 1, 2010, to encourage further discussion on this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1324, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1324, H.D. 2.