STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2707

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2925

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Transportation and Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2925 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PAYMENT FOR AIRPORT CHARGES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to improve airport services by amending existing law to:

(1) Permit airports to accept debit cards and online electronic payments to pay for airport charges;

(2) Allow the airports to pay for the related processing fees and charges; and

(3) Allow the imposition of processing fees on users for online electric payments.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation.

Your Committees find that currently, the airport only accepts payments of cash or check for any airport charges. Your Committees further find that Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and airports on other islands have requested that they be allowed to accept credit cards for airport charges. This measure will make the process of payments easier for tenants.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Transportation and Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2925 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Transportation and Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health,

________________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair

________________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair