STAND. COM. REP. NO.  810-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2953

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2953 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the bill is to simplify documentation requirements for vehicles using inter-island ferry services by providing certain vehicle identification requirement exemptions when traveling on an inter-island ferry.

     Hawaii Superferry, Inc., testified in support of this bill.  Young Brothers, Ltd., supported the intent of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2953 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair