STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2555

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2256

       S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Energy, to which was referred S.B. No. 2256, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER LICENSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the issuance of driver's licenses with the notation of "veteran" for persons who are veterans of the Korean conflict, including persons who served in the armed forces of the Republic of Korea, who fought under the command of the United Nations led by the United States, during the Korean conflict and are currently United States citizens.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Defense Office of Veterans Services, Korean War Veterans Association Aloha Chapter, and one individual.

     Your Committee finds that existing law authorizes the imprinting of the term "veteran" on driver's licenses.  Existing law further allows veterans of the Korean conflict to have the term "Korea Veteran" imprinted on their motor vehicle license plates.

Your Committee further finds that these brave individuals risked their lives in the Korean conflict in pursuit of freedom for their fellow man and they continue to contribute to our community, our State, and our Country.  This measure ensures that veterans of the Korean conflict are given special recognition in statute to honor their service and dedication to American ideals and grant them access to documentation of their veteran status.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Energy that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2256, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair