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BRENDA J. FORD <br />Council Member <br />District 7 - Central Kona <br />September 30, 2011 <br />TO: <br />FROM: \&Brenda J. Ford, Council Member V <br />Phone: (808) 323-4277 <br />Fax: (808) 329- 4786 <br />E -Mail: bford @co.hawaii.hi.us <br />HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL <br />County of Hawaii <br />West Hawai`i Civic Center <br />74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. <br />Kailua -Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br />Dominic Yagong, Chairperson, <br />and Members of the Hawai`i County Council <br />CJ) <br />W r 3 <br />SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill No. 98, Draft 2; An Ordinance Amending Chapter <br />24, Article 2, Section 24 -12 Of The Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, As <br />Amended), Relating To Vehicles And Traffic. <br />Please see attached proposed amendments to Bill No. 98, Draft 2. The proposed amendment <br />adds language to the purpose and names the collective violations in subsection (b) as "Aliyah's <br />Law ", adds the word "while" in appropriate sentences, corrects the HRS code reference in <br />Section 24 -12 (b)(6) to HRS 291E -64, and add a new subsection (e). <br />1. The Purpose section of Bill No. 98, Draft 2 is amended to read: <br />"SECTION 1. Purpose. <br />The County of Hawai`i has the highest percentage of fatalities caused by drivers under <br />the influence of alcohol in the State of Hawai`i and in the nation (U.S. Department of <br />Transportation, 2009). Our residents and visitors who drive while under the influence of an <br />intoxicant or continue to drive while under the influence of an intoxicant after being arrested one <br />or more times need a more immediate form of enforcement to stop this dangerous and deadly <br />habit. <br />Immediate repercussions for violating these laws may instill a greater wariness about <br />violating any of the seven laws listed in this ordinance. Hopefully, drivers who do not have a <br />license or registration may choose to preemptively pay for those fees rather than have their <br />vehicle towed and stored. Those individuals who refuse to comply with the laws and also refuse <br />Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />Comm. No. 356.7 <br />Ref. To: Pretested Coo: ( <br />Ref. Date OCT 5 2011 <br />