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January 5, 1998
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TO: Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chair Mie~.____-~- ~ By...-__-~_
Hawaii County Council County Council / ` ~
FROM: Liana Cox, Legislative Assistant
RE: Work Request Regarding Driver's Licensing
in response to your request to revise the driver's license renewal process to cut down on the time it takes to
re-license, I am transmitting the following information:
As of July 1, 1997, the State began to be implement new procedures in the area of driver's licensing. For
example, the renewal exam requirement was deleted, instead, now you will need to fill out an application, take
an eye exam, anew picture, and have your driver's record verified. Also, a new six year license was approved
for drivers ages 18-71. The new license is proposed to cost $18 which is equivalent to the two and four year
licenses of $3 per year, These changes were necessary to ease internal processing, make renewals less time
consuming. reduce the frequency of renewals, and to conform with procedures practiced in other states.
In addition, you referenced Mr. Dave Leamed's letter which recommended eliminating unnecessary employees
or decrease the price of a renewal. As with numerous other County agencies, the Driver's Licensing Division
barely has sufficient staff to cover its increasing workload. According to statistics filed for 1996, the Hawaii
County Drivel s Licensing Division was responsible for conducting a total of 97,197 transactions of which only
34,414 were license renewals. As these figures are expected to increase, there are no unnecessary employees to
consider eliminating. Furthermore, as I stated ealier the price of a renewal for a six year license is equivalent to
the two and four year licenses at $3 per year, and therefore not an increase in fees. '
in addition to the aforementioned infomration, you requested looking into transferring the driver's licensing
function to the Department of Finance. Currently, the Police Department and Department of Finance are
finalizing the details of such a tmnsfer. The transfer is planned to begin when facilities become available at the
old JC Pennev's site.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to call.
APPROVED:
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