HI SR45

Requests the Department of Transportation, in collaboration with Honolulu Police Department, to recommend increased penalties for operating a vehicle under the influence, including mandatory imprisonment terms and vehicle impoundment.

Defines highly intoxicated drivers as those with 0.15 or more grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or 0.15 or more grams per 210 liters of breath.

Proposes vehicle impoundment for first-time highly intoxicated driving offenders with no prior drunk driving conviction within five years.

Proposes one-year vehicle impoundment and mandatory substance abuse rehabilitation for offenders with one prior drunk driving conviction within five years.

Proposes one-year mandatory minimum imprisonment, five-year vehicle impoundment, and mandatory substance abuse rehabilitation for offenders with two prior drunk driving convictions within five years; encourages county liquor commissions to prohibit serving alcohol to visibly intoxicated patrons.