Question: Is there a law that says you can’t own two driver’s licenses at the same time? I asked for a duplicate when I renewed my driver’s license and the clerk said there’s a law that states a person can’t have two licenses. She said only if the license was lost or stolen could I get a duplicate. If there is a law, where could I read about it?
Answer: Duplicate driver’s licenses are covered under state laws.
Section 286-102(c) of the Hawaii Revised Statutes says: “No person shall receive a driver’s license without surrendering to the examiner of drivers all valid driver’s licenses in the person’s possession. … No person shall be permitted to hold more than one valid driver’s license at any time.”
Section 286-117 of the Revised Statutes says the holder of an instruction permit, provisional license or driver’s license may obtain a duplicate “provided that the holder shall surrender the original permit, provisional license, or license or furnish satisfactory proof of loss or destruction of the same.”
The “bottom line,” says Dennis Kamimura, administrator of the city Motor Vehicle & Licensing Division, is that “a person cannot have two valid driver’s licenses in their possession, whether the licenses were issued by the same jurisdiction or one from Hawaii and another from a different jurisdiction.”
Question: I am a volunteer for Kalakaua Ohana, a senior club with members who have suffered various kinds of strokes and other disabilities. Kalakaua gym was closed in February and remains closed as of July 22. Members are patiently waiting for the reopening, but no one from the city or the contractor can give a clue as to when it will reopen. Our members want to get back for exercise, fellowship and just “talk stories!” Can you help us, as well as boxing members and students with their many after-school activities?
Answer: By now, we hope you’re all enjoying the reopening of the gymnasium at Kalakaua District Park.
The gym was on schedule to reopen in June, but the city Department of Parks and Recreation was not satisfied with the work, delaying the reopening until Aug. 1.
The $230,000 project was substantially completed by May 31 and a final inspection was held on July 1.
However, “several items from the original punch list were not satisfactorily completed and I felt it should be readdressed by the Department of Design and Construction and the contractor,” Parks Director Gary Cabato told us.
There are still concerns about the security of double doors that need to be addressed, he said, but the department signed off on the punch list during a second “final inspection” on July 29.
The facility was opened in phases, with the weight room and gym opening on Aug. 1 and the therapeutic recreation and boxing programs resuming Aug. 8.
“The security of the double doors will be addressed in the future with change orders to the contract,” he said.
Mahalo
To Matsumoto Store. The tsunami in Fukushima, Japan, stopped at the house of Yasuko’s family, bringing to her doorstep endless debris, carcasses of animals, and even a man. Her 10-year-old son is still having difficulty recovering. With her little ryokan also demolished, she’ll be greatly challenged without an income or home, and four children and a husband to care for. Thus, she and her son, along with another mother with three children staying here through the Aloha Initiative, were thrilled to receive free shave ice and a T-shirt each at the Matsumoto Store in Haleiwa.
Mahalo, Matsumotos, for making their final days here extra special with your generosity! — Eileen Clarke/Aiea
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