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<br /> <br /> <br /> PETE HOFFMANN •r Gf Phone: (808) 887-2043 (Waimea) <br /> N•""" (808) 961-8273 (I'Iilo) <br /> Vice Chair <br /> District 9 - North & South Kohala Fax (808) 887-2072 <br /> Email: phoffmanna co.hawaii.hl. us <br /> Tf Of Nf~ n'f <br /> Gf <br /> ry <br /> Hawai `i County Council <br /> County ofHawai i zi <br /> Holomua Center <br /> 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite C-STl r-t <br /> Kamuela, Hawai'i 96743 - ~i <br /> <br /> TO: J Yoshimoto, Council Chair <br /> and Members of the Hawaii County Council <br /> <br /> FROM: Pete ouncil Vice Chair <br /> <br /> Date: April 8, 2009 <br /> <br /> Subject: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 24, ivision 3, Vehicles and Traffic Code, Hawaii <br /> County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as Amended), Relating to Inattention to Driving <br /> <br /> Attached for your consideration is an ordinance amending chapter 24, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Hawaii <br /> County Code, with a new section relating to violations for inattention to driving. <br /> <br /> In particular, this new section stipulates that it is a violation to use a mobile electronic device while <br /> operating any vehicle, unless used with a hands-free device. <br /> <br /> Exemptions for emergency responders in the course of their official duties and drivers using two-way <br /> radios while performing their work-related duties are provided. <br /> PH/kf <br /> Att. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Comm. No. ~(P <br /> Ref. To. VS <br /> Ref. Date 2009 <br /> Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island <br /> Hawai •i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />