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This bill increases penalties for excessive speeding in Hawaii, specifically targeting repeat offenders. For a first offense within five years, the penalties remain largely unchanged, including a fine between $500-$1,000, a thirty-day license suspension or restricted driving privileges, mandatory driver retraining, and either community service or a short jail term. For a second offense within five years, the penalties become more severe, with a fine of $750-$1,000, a ninety to 180-day license suspension, mandatory driver retraining, and either more extensive community service or a longer jail term. For a third offense within five years, the bill introduces significant new consequences: the violation becomes a misdemeanor, carrying a mandatory jail sentence of ten to thirty days, license revocation for one to three years, mandatory driver retraining, and potential vehicle forfeiture. Additionally, the bill now requires individuals convicted of excessive speeding to undergo identification processing, including fingerprinting and photographing, if they have not previously done so. The law defines excessive speeding as driving thirty miles per hour over the speed limit or at 80 miles per hour or more, regardless of the posted limit.

Justice, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=54&year=2025