STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1854

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2025

RE: H.C.R. No. 43

H.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Madame:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 43, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF A HIGHWAY PATROL AND THE INSTALLATION OF SPEED CAMERAS ALONG MAJOR FREEWAYS AND HIGHWAYS IN PRIMARY AREAS OF SPEEDING, INCLUDING THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON THE DISTRICT COURTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is that the Department of Law

Enforcement and Department of Transportation are requested to study the possibility of a highway patrol and the installation of speed cameras along major freeways and highways in primary areas of speeding, including the impact this measure would have on the district courts.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization. Your Committee received testimony in opposition of this measure from three individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Judiciary and the Department of Transportation. 

Your Committee finds that speeding on major highways poses significant safety risks. This resolution requests a study on the feasibility of highway patrol and speed cameras in high-risk areas, aiming to improve road safety while evaluating the impact on district courts, ensuring effective enforcement and resource management.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 43, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair