STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3234

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2608

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2608, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish a statewide driver's license reciprocity committee to evaluate foreign countries' requests for driver's license reciprocity, to ensure the standards of the foreign countries' driver's license testing is equivalent to those of Hawaii.

 

     Written comments in support of the measure were submitted by the Department of Customer Services, City and County of Honolulu.

 

     Your Committee finds that there is no recognized international organization that ensures minimum essential performance test requirements are met before an applicant is issued a driver's license.  Your Committee notes that people from all over the world establish residency in the State and it is important that the State ensure that all drivers meet certain minimum driving standards to improve public safety.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of style, clarity, and consistency.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2608, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2608, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair