STAND. COM. REP. NO. —24
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR28 , 2024
RE: H.C.R. No. 59
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred
H.C.R. No. 59 entitled:
“HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
HONOLULU TO WORK WITH THE HONOLULU DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
INCREASE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS AGAINST ILLEGAL ELECTRIC
BICYCLES AND DIRT BIKE MOTORCYCLES TO MAKE SIDEWALKS AND
PUBLIC ROADWAYS SAFER,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of
Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu to work
with the Honolulu Police Department to increase enforcement
efforts against illegal electric bicycles and dirt bike
motorcycles to make sidewalks and public roadways safer.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Transportation; Hawaii Federation of
Republican Women; and five individuals.
Your Committee finds that electronic bicycles are widely
available and becoming a more prevalent means of personal
transportation. However, electric bicycles can become a serious
safety hazard when ridden on sidewalks or in the middle of traffic
lanes. Your Committee further finds that riders of electric
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bicycles often make an illegal and dangerous modification to their
electric bicycles by installing an aftermarket delimiter that
allows the electric bicycle to reach speeds of thirty miles per
hour. This measure is intended to make the State’s roads and
sidewalks safer by increasing enforcement efforts against
illegally modified electric bicycles and unsafe and unlicensed use
of dirt bike motorcycles.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Amending its title in accordance with its amended
purpose;
(2) Deleting as unnecessary references to the City and
County of Honolulu and instead urging the Department of
Transportation Services of the City and County of
Honolulu to work with the Honolulu Police Department;
and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 59, as
amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached
hereto as H.C.R. No. 59, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Transportation,
C S TODD, Chair
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House of Representatives
The Thirty-second Legislature
Record of Votes of the Committee on Transportation
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0
I Corn Referral:
The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: ~ Pass, unamended (as is) k~ Pass, with amendments (HD) 0 Hold
0 Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
TRN Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. TODD, Chris (C)
2. KILA, Darius K. (VC)
3. AIU, Micah P.K.
4. EVSLIN, Luke A.
5. KITAGAWA, Lisa
6. MIYAKE, Tyson K.
7. ONISHI, Richard H.K.
8. MATSUMOTO, Lauren
TOTAL (8)
The recommendation is: Adopted LI Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
a
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature: ,~ —
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