THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Senator J. Kalani English, Chair

Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair

Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2008

 

DATE:

Monday, March 17, 2008

TIME:

1:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Wednesday, March 12, 2008)

 

TIA/TSG

 

 

 

 

 

HB 2531, HD1

Testimony

RELATING TO THE WEST MAUI TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN.

Creates an informal, temporary West Maui transportation access plan working group to develop a West Maui transportation access plan.  Allows hiring of a consultant without regard to the Hawaii procurement code to develop the plan.  Appropriates funds.  (HB2531 HD1)

 

TIA/TSG, WAM

 

 

 

TIA ONLY

 

 

 

 

 

HB 2263

Testimony

RELATING TO HARBORS.

Allows the director of transportation to adopt rules that regulate harbor noise.

 

ENE/TIA

HB 3197

Testimony

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

Appropriates $21,253,032 out to the State Highway Fund for fiscal year 2007-2008.

 

TIA, WAM

HB 1101, HD2

Testimony

RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSES.

Permits the examiner of drivers to also waive the knowledge test for applicants holding a valid drivers license from another state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, a province of the Dominion of Canada, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (HB1101 HD2)

 

TIA, CPH

HB 3011, HD1

Testimony

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.

Allows for the greater flexibility in granting special motor vehicle registration. (HB3011 HD1)

 

TIA, JDL

HB 2034, HD1

Testimony

RELATING TO UNATTENDED CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLES.

Makes it a violation of the statewide traffic code to leave a child unattended in a motor vehicle.  Effective on approval.  Requires the examiner of drivers to test driver's license applicants for knowledge of this offense.  Requires notice of law in rental cars.  (HB2034 HD1)

 

TIA, JDL

HB 2953

Testimony

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Provides certain vehicle identification exemptions required when shipping a motor vehicle between islands for interisland ferry service providers.

 

TIA, JDL

HB 3249, HD1

Testimony

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Prohibits parking of motor vehicles on bicycle lanes or bicycle paths.  Assesses up to $500 fine per violation.  (HB3249 HD1)

 

TIA, JDL

HB 2847

Testimony

RELATING TO CONDITIONAL LICENSE PERMITS.

Allows conditional license permit for a person's medical needs and caregiving.  Clarifies when a conditional license permit is permissible for certain commercial drivers.

 

TIA

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-587-7225.