STAND. COM. REP. NO.  294

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1154

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 1154 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHAPTER 291, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify applicable penalties to various traffic offenses.

     The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu and Honolulu Police Department testified in support of this bill.

     Currently, the general sentencing provision contained in section 291-37(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, conflicts with several specific sentencing provisions contained in sections the general provision covers.  Your Committee finds that clarifying these sentencing provisions will eliminate any confusion that may arise from this situation.

     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. 1154 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair