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<br />William P. Kenai <br />Mayor <br /> <br /> <br />Nancy E. Crawford <br />Director <br /> <br />Deanna S. Sako <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />County of Hawaii <br /> <br />Finance Department <br />25 Aupuni Street,. Suite 2103 . Hila, Hawaii 96720 <br />(808) 961-8234 . Fax (808) 961-8248 <br /> <br />December 28, 2009 <br /> <br />(") <br />PO <br />_t"'"' <br />2'-' <br />-I.!;~ <br /><."-01<,:. <br /> <br />~ <br />c:::::;;> <br />c:::::;;> <br />~ <br />t::l <br />rn <br />C"? <br />N <br />CD <br /> <br /> <br />J Yoshimoto, Council Chair and <br />Members of the Hawai'i County Council <br />Hawai'i County Council <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 <br /> <br /> <br />N <br /> <br />-u <br />::::3 <br /> <br />"":'~':: <br />nl <br />C,l <br /> <br />N <br />N <br /> <br />Re: Bill No. 182 - Amending Hawai'i County Code <br /> <br />On December 15, 2009 the Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations Committee <br />considered the referenced bill to amend Section 24-167 of the Hawai'i County Code by <br />including additional safety requirements for towing vehicles and trailers. The bill was sent <br />forward with a positive recommendation and is scheduled for first reading at the Hawai'j <br />County Council meeting on January 6, 2010. <br /> <br />At this time we are requesting that the bill be changed to remove the term "emergency" <br />from both the existing County Code language and the proposed new language in Section <br />24-167(a). We wish to clarify that the safety requirements apply to all connections to <br />towed vehicles or trailers, and are not limited to emergency connections. We also wish to <br />add the term "or towed vehicle" in Section 24..167(c), as it was inadvertently omitted. <br /> <br />The language from Bill No. 182 is shown below with the two instances of the term <br />"emergency" to be deleted and the proposed additional term "or towed vehicle" <br />highlighted. Attached is the full section we request be considered for a draft 2 of the bill. <br /> <br />Section 24-167. Towed vehicles [.J and trailers. <br />(a) <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />When one vehicle is towing another, the drawbar or other [emerg~nc)~] connection shall be <br />[of sufficient strength to pull all 'vveight to'vved.] equipped with an additional safety chain or <br />chains (stay chain or cable) adequate to hold such vehicle to the towing vehicle in the event <br />of tow bar or other r~fuergencyl connection and/or coupling failure. Each chain or cable and <br />its accompanying coupling and mounting devices shall have an ultimate strength equal to at <br />least the gross weight of the vehicle. <br />No person shall operate a train of vehicles when any trailer, semi-trailer, or other vehicle <br />being towed whips or swerves from side to side dangerously or umeasonably or fails to <br />follow substantially in the path ofthe towing vehicle. <br /> <br />Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br /> <br />Comm. No. ~l.1 <br />Ref. To:Y I c..1r <br />Ref. Date ,JAN 0 6 2.G16!. <br />