STAND. COM. REP. NO. 386-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1414

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1414, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make a person who is the registered owner of a vehicle that was deemed abandoned or derelict subject to a tiered fine system for multiple violations.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one member of the Hawai‘i County Council, Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Management of the County of Maui, Department of Environmental Management of the County of Hawai‘i, Kauai Police Department, Hawaii Council of Mayors, Nanawale Board of Directors, and seven individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that counties are inundated with complaints regarding abandoned or derelict vehicles. Your Committee further finds that the counties are burdened with the costs of towing and disposing of those vehicles with no mechanism to recover the costs. This measure will aid in the recovery of costs from registered owners with multiple abandoned or derelict vehicles while deterring the abandonment of vehicles.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1414, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair