relating to license plates.

Adds "Persian Gulf Veteran" to list of veteran options for special license plates.

relating to TOY VEHICLES.

Requires persons under 16 years of age to wear helmets when operating scooters or skateboards. Prohibits clinging to vehicles while riding on scooters or skateboards. Allows counties to regulate persons riding scooters and skateboards on streets and highways under their jurisdiction.

RELATING TO PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Amends law regarding parking for persons with disabilities.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Makes an appropriation to the disability and communication access board to administer a program to provide an equitable distribution to the counties to cover the costs of administering volunteer disabled parking programs

relating to public passenger vehicle regulation.

Empowers each county to regulate the acquisition by taxi companies of wheelchair accessible vehicles so that individuals with disabilities in each county may have access to wheelchair accessible taxis or other vehicles.

relating to disabled persons.

Requires counties to inform public passenger vehicle operators of the statutory requirement to allow guide, signal, or service dogs to ride in vehicles while accompanying a blind, deaf, or visually or physically disabled person, and of the penalty for violation; clarifies that the person with the dog is liable for any damage done to the vehicle by the dog.

RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Requires that all state and local political ads and debates during an election period be close captioned.

RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSES.

Permits the use of foreign language exams by examiner of drivers.

relating to identification.

Requires driver's licenses and state ID cards to electronically imprint the licensee's or cardholder's date of birth to prevent alteration.

RELATING TO REPORTS.

Requires a government agency to make reports available in printed form and posted on the agency's website or posted on the Internet in an easily-located manner.

relating to motor vehicle rental industry.

Allows the payment or receipt of indirect commissions from the sale of collision damage waivers for rental vehicles; requires lessor to report to the director on its compensation plan for employees who assist or direct the sale of collision damage waivers.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF CREATING A LOOKOUT AT HO'OKIPA ON THE HANA HIGHWAY.

Appropriates $300,000 to study the feasibility of creating a lookout at Ho'okipa on the Hana highway, Maui.

relating to the duplication of government services.

Requires governor and mayors to finalize implementation plans to eliminate duplication of state and county services and develop a timetable determining who delivers services by either agency agreement or managed competition; reports to legislature in 2002, 2003, and 2004 on savings and levels of services.

relating to highways.

Transfers all state highways functions and funding to the counties. Gives each county jurisdiction over all state highways in that county.

relating to motor vehicles.

Distributes the moneys collected from traffic fines to the counties in which the infractions are committed, and to the state agency that maintains traffic enforcement and safety programs.

RELATING TO county CONSTRUCTION projects.

Requires a semiannual report from each county listing every change order, contract modification, or other contract price adjustment which causes the county's expenditure for a county construction project assisted by the State to increase by either: (1) 5% of the original contract amount; or (2) $50,000.

relating to contractors.

Transfers responsibility for enforcing the laws regarding the owner-builder licensing exemption and registration from the Regulated Industries Complaints Office to the counties. Establishes fines for violators.

relating to the issuance of special facility revenue bonds for interisland maritime transportation.

Authorizes issuance of special facilities revenue bonds for improvements to harbor facilities for use by Rainbow Island Express to operate an inter-island and intra-island ferry service.

relating to animal QUARANTINE.

Appropriates general funds for deposit into the animal quarantine special fund to reduce quarantine user fees.

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Senator Jan Yagi Buen

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Senator Cal Kawamoto

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Senator Donna Mercado Kim