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SCR145

Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Convene A Task Force To Evaluate Whether The State Should Implement A Demerit Point System For Traffic Violations.

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Introduced· Mar 16, 2026

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THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

145

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

requesting the department of transportation to convene a task force to evaluate whether the state should implement a demerit point system for traffic violations.

WHEREAS, safe and responsible driving is essential to the lives, health, and safety of residents of the State; and

WHEREAS, the State has experienced a significant increase in traffic incidences involving bodily injury or death on its roads; and

WHEREAS, many of the traffic incidents that involved serious bodily injury or death were hit and runs and the driver that caused the accident abandoned the scene without rendering aid or sharing pertinent information; and

WHEREAS, many states and counties have implemented a demerit point system for traffic violations that have resulted in reduced recidivism and repeat offenses; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Transportation is requested to convene a task force to evaluate whether the State should implement a demerit point system for traffic violations; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is requested to consist of the following members:

(1) The Director of Transportation or their designee;

(2) The Director of the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu or their designee;

(3) The Mass Transit Administrator of the County of Hawaii;

(4) The Executive on Transportation of the County of Kauai or their designee;

(5) The Director of Transportation of the County of Maui or their designee; and

(6) The Chief of Police or Deputy Chief of Police of each county; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is requested to submit a report to the Legislature of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed Legislation, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2028; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Transportation, Director of the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu, Mass Transit Administrator of the County of Hawaii, Executive on Transportation of the County of Kauai, Director of Transportation of the County of Maui, and the Chief of Police of each county.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Department of Transportation; Task Force; Demerit System

Source: Hawaiʻi State Legislature · Retrieved Nov 8, 2026 · Source document ↗