THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MILITARY AFFAIRS

AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Senator Cal Kawamoto, Chair

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Senator Jan Yagi Buen, Chair

Senator Jonathan Chun, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 12, 2002

TIME:

1:00 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

TMG/AGT

HB 1941

(HSCR439-02)

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Repeals sunset date allowing P.U.C. exemption for transporters of seed corn to processing facilities.

TMG/AGT, CPH

     

TMG Only

HB 2234

HD1

(HSCR643-02)

RELATING TO THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF THE KOREAN WAR COMMISSION.

Re-establishes and appropriates funds to the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Korean War Commission.

TMG, WAM

HB 1724

(HSCR563-02)

RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES FOR MILITARY SERVICE.

Allows the assignment of special number plates for military service for more than one noncommercial passenger vehicle, noncommercial motorcycle, or motor scooter per applicant.

TMG, WAM

HB 1725

HD1

(HSCR452-02)

RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSE RENEWAL BY MAIL.

Allows for the renewal of all category (1), (2), and (3) driver's licenses by mail, regardless of whether the licensed driver is out-of-state. (HB1725 HD1)

TMG, JDC

HB 1726

(HSCR425-02)

RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSE INSTRUCTION PERMIT.

Allows the examiner of drivers to waive the 90-day waiting period for the driver's license examination if a new driver's license instruction permit has been issued within thirty days of the expiration date of the current permit.

TMG

HB 1727

HD1

(HSCR453-02)

RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSE INSTRUCTION PERMIT RENEWAL.

Allows renewal of a driver's license instruction permit from 30 days prior to and up to 90 days after expiration before applicant shall be treated as a new instruction permit applicant. (HB1727 HD1)

TMG, JDC

HB 2580

(HSCR688-02)

RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING.

Distinguishes the examination, licensing and operation of mopeds from that of motor scooters and motorcycles.

TMG, JDC

HB 2582

HD1

(HSCR456-02)

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Modifies commercial driver licensing laws so they conform to new federal standards, regulations and penalties pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings for commercial motor vehicles. (HB2582 HD1)

TMG, JDC

HB 2349

HD1

(HSCR698-02)

RELATING TO AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

Expands privileges for authorized emergency vehicles to include driving on the shoulder and median of roadways and in controlled-access roadways, highways, and facilities. Removes requirement that vehicle use audible and visual signals. (HB2349 HD1)

TMG, JDC

HB 2509

HD1

(HSCR427-02)

RELATING TO PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Prohibits and establishes a penalty for parking in an access aisle adjacent to a reserved parking stall for persons with disabilities. (HB2509 HD1)

TMG, JDC

HB 187

HD1

(HSCR726-02)

RELATING TO RECONSTRUCTED VEHICLES.

Exempts privately-owned reconstructed vehicles from approval requirements in a county that adopts and provides for the enforcement of ordinances regulating the inspection and certification of reconstructed vehicles. (HB187 HD1)

TMG, JDC

HB 1723

(HSCR561-02)

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.

Exempts a person involved in an accident during the normal course of their employment from the security and suspension requirements of chapter 287, HRS.

TMG, CPH/JDC

HB 1746

HD1

(HSCR426-02)

RELATING TO UNATTENDED VEHICLES.

Requires notices for tow away zones to be clearly visible to the driver of a vehicle approaching any marked or unmarked parking space, or within any marked or unmarked parking space, where the vehicle is subject to being towed. (HB1746 HD1)

TMG, JDC

HB 2030

HD1

(HSCR457-02)

RELATING TO TOWING.

Increases towing fees for storage from $15 to $20 per day for the first 7 days and from $10 to $15 per day thereafter. Allows owners of towed vehicles the option to pay towing fees by cash, credit card, or automated teller machine if such a machine is located on the premises. (HB2030 HD1)

TMG, CPH

HB 1970

(HSCR410-02)

RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION.

Replaces the University of Hawaii dean of the school of public health with the dean of the school of medicine.

TMG

HB 2559

HD2

(HSCR667-02)

RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF NULL AND VOID AND UNNECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE RULES.

Repeals administrative rules that are either null and void or unnecessary. (HB2559 HD2)

TMG, WAM

HB 2304

HD1

(HSCR443-02)

RELATING TO JUROR PRIVACY.

Provides that juror qualification forms shall not be disclosed except to the litigants in redacted form and in accordance with other laws. (HB2304 HD1)

TMG, JDC

     

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 230, State Capitol 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-66970.

 

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Senator Jan Yagi Buen

Chair

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Senator Cal Kawamoto

Chair