HI HB2031

Establishes an administrative hearings division within the Hawaii Department of Transportation to conduct hearings for matters under the department's jurisdiction, with director-appointed hearing officers empowered to issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and recommend decisions.

Creates appeal procedures for transportation network companies, automated speed enforcement violations, and photo red light imaging violations, allowing aggrieved parties to request administrative hearings within 30 days of contested decisions.

Shifts commercial driver's license suspension, revocation, or cancellation appeals from circuit court to the Department of Transportation's new administrative hearings division.

Converts photo red light and automated speed enforcement violations from civil traffic infractions to administrative violations, with citations and convictions not recorded on traffic abstracts or used for insurance purposes.

Removes language requiring that collected fines from photo red light and automated speed enforcement systems be expended only in the county where imposed, while maintaining deposits into respective special funds.