TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE

FOREWORD

1. INTRODUCTION

Nature of the Study
Objective of the Study
Organization of the Study
Background
Endnotes

2. FUNCTIONS OF THE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAUS

Decriminalization
The Decrim System
Traffic Violations from the Defendant's Perspective
Functional Analysis of the Traffic Violation System
Traffic Crimes
Scope of Agencies Supported by the TVBs
Summary
Endnotes

3. TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAUS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

Honolulu

Ewa

Ko`olauloa/Ko`olaupoko

Wahiawa/Waialua

Wai`anae

Hilo

Kona

South Kohala

Maui

Lahaina

Moloka`i

Kaua`i

Endnotes

4. TRAVIS

Problems with TRAVIS
Suggested Improvements
Specific Suggestions
New Types of Technology
TISD Concerns
Endnotes

5. FEASIBILITY

Positions of the District Courts and the TVBs
Other States
County Positions on TVB Transfer
TVB Realizations
Costs
Analysis
Response to the Resolution
Partial Transfer
Endnotes

6. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Findings
Recommendations
Conclusion

CHARTS
Defendant Flow Chart for a Decrim Moving Violation

Functional Flow Chart of a Decrim Moving Violation

APPENDICES (not all available online)
A. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 266, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, The
Senate,
Eighteenth Legislature, 1995 Regular Session, State of Hawaii

B. The Personnel Chart of the Honolulu TVB

C. The TRAVIS Suggestion Letter

D. Letter from Jerry Bassett

E. Language from the Drafting Manual, pp. 38-40