STAND. COM. REP. NO. 717-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2275

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. 2275, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREWORKS INFRACTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish an expeditious adjudication system for processing fireworks infractions, similar to the system for processing traffic infractions; and

(2) Appropriate funds to update the Judiciary's information management system to implement the adjudication system for the processing of fireworks infractions.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Fire Council, Honolulu Fire Department, Kihei Community Association, Hawaiian Humane Society, and nine individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Judiciary, Department of Budget and Finance, and Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu.

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. 2275, 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