STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1574

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 192

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Transportation, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 192 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNTIES TO TAKE NECESSARY MEASURES TO REMOVE ABANDONED VEHICLES FROM PUBLIC ROADS WITHIN TEN DAYS OF ABANDONMENT,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request that the counties take necessary measures to remove abandoned vehicles from public roads within ten days of abandonment.

Your Committees received comments on this measure from the County of Hawai‘i Office of the Mayor.

Your Committees find that pursuant to section 290-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the counties are required to take vehicles that have been abandoned into custody within ten business days of abandonment. Your Committees further find that many vehicles are abandoned on public roads and remain there for extended periods of time. This measure therefore requests that the several counties remove abandoned vehicles from public roads within ten days of abandonment.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Transportation that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 192 and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Transportation,

________________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

________________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair