Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 857 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to control the noise emitted by vehicles by requiring the Director of Transportation to include decibel tests on motor vehicles, including motorcycles, motor scooters, and mopeds as part of safety inspection requirements.

The Honolulu Police Department testified in support of this bill. The Hawaii Motorcycle Dealers Association and Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association supported the intent of this measure. The Department of Transportation opposed this bill. Legislative Information Services of Hawaii offered comments.

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. 857 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.