STAND. COM. REP. NO. 731-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1688

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1688, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Subject U-drive motor vehicles to the same motor vehicle registration fees as other motor vehicles; and

(2) Authorize the counties to use certain motor vehicle registration fees to mitigate and address the impacts of tourism-related traffic congestion.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Mayor of the County of Kaua‘i, one member of the Maui County Council, Finance Department of the County of Kaua‘i, Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu, Hertz, and Enterprise Holdings. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawai‘i State Association of Counties, Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and Maui Chamber of Commerce.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1688, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair