THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2022

 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Senator Chris Lee, Chair

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Senator Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Chair

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 17, 2022

TIME:

3:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224 & Videoconference

TIMESLOT:

TRS

 

PHOTO ID AND PROOF OF 1) FULL VACCINATION OR 2) A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST TAKEN WITHIN

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Effective March 7, 2022, the Legislature will accept written, videoconference, and in-person testimony at public hearings.

 

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A G E N D A

 

HB 1412, HD2

      (HSCR958-22)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES.

Requires the counties to provide a minimum distance a vehicle must be moved within a specified timeframe after a vehicle is initially inspected for abandonment to avoid an official classification of abandonment.  Requires that, before a vehicle can be classified as being abandoned, notice be provided that the vehicle must be moved the specified distance within the specified timeframe or be subject to removal.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (HD2)

 

TRS/GVO, WAM

HB 1413, HD2

      (HSCR959-22)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES.

Allows the director of finance of a county to require payment of outstanding charges and fines owed to the county relating to the disposition of an abandoned vehicle within the county by the registered owner of the abandoned vehicle before issuing a certificate of registration or completing a transfer of ownership, except under certain circumstances.  Requires the county directors of finance to notify the appropriate county examiner of drivers of individuals who have outstanding charges and fines owed to the county relating to the disposition of an abandoned vehicle for the purposes of suspending, revoking, or prohibiting the renewal of their driver's licenses.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (HD2)

 

TRS/GVO, JDC/WAM

HB 1686, HD1

      (HSCR730-22)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION.

Requires the Director of Transportation to establish and implement a digital identification pilot program.  Effective 7/1/2050.  Repeals on 6/30/2025.  (HD1)

 

TRS/GVO, WAM/JDC

HB 1688, HD1

      (HSCR731-22)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES.

Subjects U-drive motor vehicles to the same motor vehicle registration fees as other motor vehicles.  Authorizes the counties to use certain motor vehicle registration fees to mitigate and address the impacts of tourism-related traffic congestion.  Effective 1/1/2050.  (HD1)

 

TRS/GVO, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

All testimony received by the Hawai‘i Senate is posted on the Hawai‘i Legislature's website, which is accessible to the public. Please do not include private information that you do not want disclosed to the public.

 

Please go to the Legislature's website, www.capitol.hawaii.gov, to submit written testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Create a free account on the website, or sign in to an existing account, then click on the "Testimony" icon on the home page to get started. While submitting your written testimony, you will be prompted to indicate if you would also like to testify at the hearing in-person or remotely via videoconference.

 

Please note the following:

 

·         The number of oral testifiers and/or time allotted to each testifier may be limited by the Chair when necessary to adhere to the committee hearing schedule. We may not be able to accommodate everyone who requests to testify orally.

·         Testifiers for this hearing will be limited to 2 minutes each.

 

If you wish to testify via videoconference during the hearing, please review the detailed step-by-step instructions for testimony procedures before you submit your written testimony. Here's a direct link to the instructions: https://capitol.hawaii.gov/docs/testimonyinstructions2022.pdf

 

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For amended notices: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Sharon Moriwaki

Chair

 

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Senator Chris Lee

Chair