STAND. COM. REP. NO.2685

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2277

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations and Tourism and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2277 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize up to four different war or military campaign designations on a single license plate.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Veterans' Services. The Honolulu County Department of Customer Services submitted testimony in opposition to this measure.

Your Committees find that military veterans deserve our utmost honor and respect. Your Committees further find that existing law allows each proud veteran in Hawaii to use a specially issued license plate that signifies the war or military campaign in which the veteran served.

Many veterans, however, have served their country in numerous wars or military campaigns. Therefore, your Committees support this measure, which authorizes up to four different war or military campaign designations on a single license plate.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations and Tourism and Intergovernmental Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2277 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations and Tourism and Intergovernmental Affairs,

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair

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CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair