Bill Text: HI HB1767 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Related To Motor Vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-04-23 - Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 827). [HB1767 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-HB1767-Amended.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§46- Enforcement of four-wheel drive vehicle use and tour operator requirement; Waipio valley. Each county may confer upon its employees or other individuals as it deems reasonable and necessary the power to issue fines for the enforcement of section 291C‑ (a)(1) and (b)(1)."
SECTION 2. Chapter 291C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part XII to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§291C- Mauna
Kea and Waipio valley access; required four-wheel drive vehicle use; tours. (a) The use of any vehicle for
traversing the following roadways shall be prohibited:
(1) The connecting
roadway corridor between the Waipio valley lookout and the floor of Waipio
valley; and
(2) The connecting
roadway corridor between Hale Pohaku and the Mauna Kea science
reserve;
provided that this subsection shall not apply to
the use of a low gear four-wheel drive vehicle, emergency vehicles
when responding to an emergency, law enforcement vehicles when in the pursuit
of an actual or suspected violator of the law, or upon leaving a location.
(b) No individual or business shall transport
another individual for a fee on the following roadways absent a valid permit
issued by the State to operate on these corridors:
(1) The connecting
roadway corridor between the Waipio valley lookout and the floor of Waipio
valley; and
(2) The connecting
roadway corridor between Hale Pohaku and the Mauna Kea science
reserve.
(c) Violation of this section shall subject the
driver of the vehicle to a fine of $250.
For purposes of this section, an
all-wheel drive vehicle shall not be considered to be a low gear four-wheel
drive vehicle."
SECTION 3. Chapter 304A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part IV, subpart O, to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§304A- Enforcement of four-wheel drive vehicle use and tour operator requirement; Mauna Kea. The university of Hawaii may confer upon its employees or other individuals as it deems reasonable and necessary the power to issue fines for the enforcement of section 291C- (a)(2) and (b)(2)."
SECTION 4. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 5. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Waipio Valley; Mauna Kea; Roadway; Four-Wheel Drive Vehicles; Rental Motor Vehicles; Tour Operators
Description:
Prohibits access to Mauna Kea Science Reserve and Waipio Valley, except through the use of a low-gear four-wheel drive vehicle. Requires tours of the Mauna Kea Science Reserve and Waipio Valley to obtain a Certification for Hawaii's Professional Tour Guides. Authorizes the counties and University of Hawaii to appointment individuals to enforce the restrictions. (HB1767 HD1)
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