STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3253

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2295

H.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Transportation and Culture and the Arts and Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2295, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Authorize stopping, standing, and parking restrictions and prohibitions on property under jurisdiction of the Director of Transportation and the counties, respectively; and

(2) Specify that the counties may issue traffic infractions for violations of any law prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on all highways and county property.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, Office of the Mayor of the County of Maui, one member of the Maui County Council, and Ulupono Initiative.

Your Committees find that the counties are unable to issue traffic infractions for certain violations on highways and county property under existing statute. Your Committees believe that creating additional powers for the counties will allow each county to alleviate dangerous roadway conditions. This measure will increase public safety by authorizing the counties to issue traffic infractions where vehicles are creating a dangerous environment.

Your Committees note that the House Draft 1 of this measure contains an effective date of July 1, 3000.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Transportation and Culture and the Arts and Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2295, H.D. 1, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Transportation and Culture and the Arts and Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs,

________________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Chair

________________________________ CHRIS LEE, Chair