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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND MASS TRANSIT
DATE: May 7, 2019 Re: Comm.No. 247/Bill No. 64
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 9:17 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit, to which was referred Bill No. 64, reports
as follows:
Bill No. 64, transmitted by Committee Chair Susan L.K. Lee Loy via Communication No. 247,
dated April 16, 2019, amends section 24-12, subsection(b), of the Hawai`i County Code,
enacted through Ordinance No. 11-102 ("Aliyah's Law")to allow the citation and removal, at
the registered owner's expense, of vehicles with window glazing (tinting) material that are in
violation of applicable statutes.
Before the discussion began, Committee Chair Sue Lee Loy relinquished the role of presiding
officer to Vice Chair Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder.
Committee Member Lee Loy described the bill as a new tool in the belt to address the issue of
illegal tinting. She asked Community Police Officer Matt Lewis to provide more information.
Speaking from Hilo, Officer Lewis said the bill would add to the existing"Aliyah's Law"to
ensure legal amounts of visibility for the safety of drivers being able to see other people on the
road, and for the safety of traffic enforcement officers conducting traffic stops. There was no
further discussion.
Your Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Bill No. 64, and recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
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VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: MAY 2 T 2019