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PETE HOFFMANN <Y g~ a • ~ Phone: (808) 887-2043 (R~aimea) ~ ° • Vice Chair ~' ~~~ j~;'~ k 808 96i-8273 Hilo ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 2 r District 9 -North & Soulh Kohala ;. ~..: ,F•Mji~ •~ Fax: (808) 887-2 7 Email.' phoffmann ~lco.hawaii.hi. us O Hawai `i County Council County of Hawai `i Holomua Center o 64-1067 M6malahoa Highway, Suite C-~ °e.~ Kamuela, Hawaii 96743 ~ ' ;{ ~ ~ u ~' ~- ~., i I~ TO: J Yoshimoto, Council Chair -; ~. ~:, and Members of the Hawaii County Council `-" ~ - - ~ ~ete Hoffmann, Council Vice Chair FROM: ~ _ " cn fV Date: Apri129, 2009 Subject: Proposed Amendments to Bill 66 Relating to Inattention to Driving The following proposed amendments are the result of discussion amongst Council members, input from the chief of police, and public comments all occurring at the Public Safety and Parks and Recreation Committee held on April 21, 2009. Amendments are illustrated via Ramseyer format, with respect to the contents of Bill 66. I. Section 1, Section 24-_ (c) is amended to read as follows: "(c) Whoever operates any vehicle while using a mobile electronic device, unless used with ahands-free device, in a manner as to cause a collision with, or injury or damage to, as the case may be, any person, vehicle, or other ro ert shall be fined not more than $500 a ~°' ..,°"° P P Y ["'" 2. Section 1, Section 24-_ (e) is amended to read as follows: "(e) The following persons shall be exempt from the provisions of subsections (b) and (c): (1) Emergency responders using a mobile electronic device while in the performance and scope of their official duties; (2) Drivers using two-way radios while in the performance and scope of their work-related duties[.-], and Drivers holding a valid amateur radio operator license issued by the federal communications commission and using half-duplex two-way radio." Comm. No. a2 ~ Z' Z Ref. To: ~ L Serving the Lnterests of the People of Our /s/and Ref. as#e tu1AY ~ 1 Z(]~g /lawai'i County is an Egual Opportunity Provider and Employer