Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR236 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 236 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ESTABLISH A TOWING AUTHORITY TO MANAGE TOWING SERVICES AND TOWING CONTRACTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND COUNTY.
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3	3	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 236
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29	29	SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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35	35	REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ESTABLISH A TOWING AUTHORITY TO MANAGE TOWING SERVICES AND TOWING CONTRACTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND COUNTY.
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41	41	WHEREAS, some towing companies under contract with the City and County of Honolulu have been accused of overcharging customers for towing services; and WHEREAS, in 2023, a company that had an exclusive towing contract with the City and County of Honolulu charged customers $900 for every fifteen minutes of work after the first quarter-hour; and WHEREAS, greater oversight is needed to ensure fair treatment and reasonable pricing for customers in the State whose vehicles have been towed; and WHEREAS, towing services and towing contracts would be more efficiently and transparently managed by smaller districts, overseen by a central towing authority; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the House of Representatives concurring, that the City and County of Honolulu is requested to establish a towing authority to manage towing services and towing contracts on behalf of the city and county; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the towing authority is urged to divide Oahu into districts and to contract with multiple towing companies to provide towing services for each respective district; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City and County of Honolulu is requested to cancel, where feasible, or to allow to expire, the City and County's existing towing contracts; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu and Chair of the Honolulu City Council. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Towing Services; Towing Authority; Contracts; City and County of Honolulu
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43	43	WHEREAS, some towing companies under contract with the City and County of Honolulu have been accused of overcharging customers for towing services; and
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47	47	WHEREAS, in 2023, a company that had an exclusive towing contract with the City and County of Honolulu charged customers $900 for every fifteen minutes of work after the first quarter-hour; and
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51	51	WHEREAS, greater oversight is needed to ensure fair treatment and reasonable pricing for customers in the State whose vehicles have been towed; and
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55	55	WHEREAS, towing services and towing contracts would be more efficiently and transparently managed by smaller districts, overseen by a central towing authority; now, therefore,
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59	59	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the House of Representatives concurring, that the City and County of Honolulu is requested to establish a towing authority to manage towing services and towing contracts on behalf of the city and county; and
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63	63	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the towing authority is urged to divide Oahu into districts and to contract with multiple towing companies to provide towing services for each respective district; and
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67	67	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City and County of Honolulu is requested to cancel, where feasible, or to allow to expire, the City and County's existing towing contracts; and
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69	69	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu and Chair of the Honolulu City Council.
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97	97	Towing Services; Towing Authority; Contracts; City and County of Honolulu