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Advocates push statewide towing standards and public advocate on working group
Summary
Supporters of HB2375 urged the Senate committee to create uniform towing standards for public parking and add a public advocate to the working group; testimony cited inconsistent signage, variable penalties and a claim that 9,000 people were towed from Ala Wai Boat Harbor in four years.
At the March 17 hearing the committee considered HB2375, which would create a Department of Transportation working group to examine towing practices from public parking facilities and recommend uniform statewide standards.
Kate Thompson, director of surfparking.org, testified at length in support and asked that the bill be amended to include a…
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