Specifies that the office of Hawaiian affairs board of trustees may remove the administrator by majority vote, rather than by two-thirds vote.
Establishes the air freight inspection, quarantine, and eradication service fee and charge and corresponding fund to finance inspection, quarantine, and eradication activities relating to air freight that arrives at the State's airports. Transfers plant quarantine branch employees stationed at airports from the department of agriculture to the department of transportation.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the operations of the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission and for 2 full-time equivalent positions on the Commission.
Protects native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices.
Requires the director of transportation to establish the autonomous vehicles testing program. Requires the program to authorize the testing of a vehicle in the State by an automated driving system. Exempts a vehicle with an engaged automated driving system from licensure. Provides protocol in case of an accident involving an autonomous vehicle. Requires a vehicle equipped with an automated driving system to be properly titled, registered, and insured. Preempts the counties from regulating the testing of autonomous vehicles that is in addition to regulation provided in state statute.
Clarifies that a motor vehicle dealer or salesperson license may be suspended, revoked, or denied if the dealer or salesperson withholds the return of a buyer's downpayment or trade-in when the buyer's motor vehicle purchase or lease agreement is contingent upon financing of the purchase, and pursuant to the financing or credit application signed at the time of purchase, the buyer was unable to qualify.
Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of a private-public partnership to design, build, and operate an underwater tunnel for vehicle traffic to provide a more direct connection between Ewa and downtown Honolulu along with the expansion of roadways as necessary to maximize use of the tunnel. Authorizes general obligation bonds. Appropriates funds.
Establishes a three-year photo red light imaging detector system pilot program. Authorizes any impacted county to administer the photo red light imaging detector system pilot program. Establishes a photo red light imaging detector systems pilot program account as a special account within the general fund. Requires proceeds of fines expended in the county from which they were collected for operation of the photo red light imaging detector system pilot program. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2023.
