Camera van repeal
bolstered in House

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By Crystal Kua
ckua@starbulletin.com

There may be enough votes in the state House to get rid of the state's controversial traffic camera program after three Senate committees voted unanimously in favor of a bill to repeal the program, House Republicans say.

"The head of steam from the Senate will tend to carry through to the House as well," Minority Leader Galen Fox said yesterday after the Senate vote.

GOP leaders say that most if not all of the 19 House Republicans would vote for a repeal, and there appear to be enough votes among Democrats to bolster the numbers needed to pass a measure.

"Enough of them (Demo- crats) have told me in private that they want a repeal," Minority Floor Leader Charles Djou said.

House Speaker Calvin Say said that House Democrats would be open to the Senate's bill, but he will wait for a measure being drafted by House Transportation Chairman Joe Souki aimed at modifying the law to address the concerns of the public.

"We'll be waiting for the bill to come over from the Senate as well as (Souki's) modifications," Say said.

Souki (D, Wailuku) has said he is not in favor of a repeal but feels that changes can be made to address complaints.

Say (D, Palolo) said that he has been receiving e-mail from people in favor of fixing the law instead of getting rid of it.

The Senate bill to repeal the traffic camera program is slated to go next to the Ways and Means Committee and then to the Senate floor.

A majority of senators have come out in favor of repealing the program, which uses vans to photograph speeding drivers on state highways. The program also includes yet-to-be-implemented cameras that take pictures of cars running red lights on Oahu.

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