STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3270

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 1411

H.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 1411, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Require that the transferee's and the transferor's address be provided on the certificate of ownership when the title to a motor vehicle is transferred;

(2) Clarify that the signature of the transferee and signature of the transferor each serve as an attestation by that respective party as to the validity of the information on the certificate of ownership; and

(3) Impose a fine on a party who provides false or fraudulent information.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the County of Kaua‘i Department of Finance, County of Maui Department of Environmental Management, County of Hawai‘i Department of Environmental Management, Hawaii Council of Mayors, one member of the Hawai‘i County Council, one member of the Maui County Council, Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization, Friends of Puna's Future, and thirteen individuals.

Your Committee finds that more than eight thousand vehicles are abandoned in Hawaii every year. These abandoned vehicles are an eyesore in communities and harmful to the environment while also being a financial burden. This measure seeks to create systems to more accurately and efficiently track motor vehicle ownership and impose fines on those who abandon vehicles.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1411, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair