STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2001

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2003

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2003 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE IDENTIFICATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to allow the Attorney General to contract with one or more counties for the purpose of processing and issuing state identification cards at driver licensing offices or other suitable county locations.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the City and County of Honolulu.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that state identification is vital for seniors, children, and other individuals who do not possess a driver's license or other picture identification.  Currently, obtaining a state identification card (certificate of identification) is a lengthy process because processing and administration is conducted at a single location with limited hours of operation.  This leads to long lines and some individuals being turned away due to daily demand.  There have been recent attempts to bring state identification personnel into the community, but only for specific dates and times.  In addition, the islands of Moloka‘i and Lana‘i do not have county equivalents of a city hall as in Honolulu that can be used to issue state identification cards.

     This measure addresses the foregoing concerns by enabling the Attorney General to contract for the use of county facilities and to train and supervise county employees to improve public access to state identification services.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2003 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs,

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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair