THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
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COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS |
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Senator J. Kalani English, Chair |
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Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND PUBLIC HOUSING |
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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair |
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Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 4, 2008 |
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TIME: |
2:45 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
TIA/HSP
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RELATING TO THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION. Requests the compact of free association task force, established pursuant to H.R. 94, H.D.1, 2007, to include in its final report to the 2009 legislature a recommendation for a pilot program for delivery of medical, educational, housing and social services for the migrants from the freely associated state
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TIA/HSP, WAM |
TIA ONLY
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RELATING TO PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. Requires the DOT to expend an unspecified percentage of moneys in the state highway fund annually for maintenance and repair of the state highway system and county roads; to annually determine and repair the ten most critical public highways and the ten most critical public highways in resort destination areas; to determine and adhere to minimum quality standards for materials and construction methods, a formula for pothole repair and maintenance of previous pothole repairs, and a reasonable time period for the use of temporary plates when maintenance and repair require extensive road patching; establishes unspecified penalty for failure to meet requirements.
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TIA, WAM |
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. Appropriates $21,253,032 out to the State Highway Fund for fiscal year 2007-2008.
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TIA, WAM |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish and collect car rental customer facility charges. Creates a car rental customer facility charge special fund.
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TIA, WAM |
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Provides certain vehicle identification exemptions required when shipping a motor vehicle between islands for interisland ferry service providers.
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TIA, JDL |
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RELATING TO VEHICLE IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEMS. Establishes an ignition interlock program, which directs the courts and the administrative driver’s license revocation office to require use of the system as part of the sentence for driving under the influence of an intoxicant, as a condition for conditional license permits, and as a condition for being relicensed.
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TIA, JDL |
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RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Requires all school buses purchased or leased for use in Hawaii as of July 1, 2010, to be equipped at all designated seating positions with a combination pelvic and upper torso passenger restraint system; defines "passenger restraint system"; deletes school buses from exemptions for mandatory use of seat belts.
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TIA, WAM |
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RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSES. Permits the examiner of drivers to waive the test of knowledge of the rules of the road for applicants holding a valid driver's license from another state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, a province of the Dominion of Canada, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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TIA, CPH |
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RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE. Prohibits texting using electronic wireless communication device while driving.
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TIA, JDL |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways at least 24 hours prior to the hearing:
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 205, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Legislature's Public Access Room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov. Please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6903.
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________________________________________ Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator J. Kalani English Chair |
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