STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2876

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2063

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 2063 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NOISE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to provide for a graduated increase in the fine for exhaust pipes or mufflers that increase the noise emitted by a moped, motorcycle, or motor vehicle.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from one individual.

     Your Committee finds that exhaust system modifications resulting in amplification of the noise emitted by mopeds and motorcycles is of particular nuisance to the community.  This can be a serious problem affecting many neighborhoods throughout the State, especially in densely populated areas and in the late night and early morning hours.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting provisions relating to motor vehicles;

     (2)  Making the graduated increase in fines applicable only to mopeds;

     (3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2063, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2063, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair