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Committee advances travel placards for disabled travelers with misuse safeguards
Summary
The committee passed HB 469 with amendments defining a disability travel placard, requiring clear expiration dates and recommending a distinct color to reduce misuse; testifiers urged protections for inter-island medical travel and clarified placards are issued to the individual, not family members.
Chair Greg Takayama moved to advance HB 469 incorporating language from the Disability and Communications Access Board and adding clarifying details requested in testimony.
Christine Faganamo of the Disability and Communications Access Board described the travel placard as a two-sided hang tag issued to eligible people with disabilities and said proof of travel and clear placard validity are…
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