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[Joystiq] Honolulu (Hawaii, not Idaho) Mayor Mufi Hannemann will soon sign a bill making the use of mobile electronic devices illegal while driving. According to the Star Bulletin, Bill 4 is aimed at stopping "text messaging and video-game .

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[Injuryboard Regional Blogs] New Law In Honolulu: City Council Bans Use Of Cell Phones While ...: The Honolulu City Council on Wednesday voted to ban drivers from using any mobile electronic devices. That means anyone holding a cell phone or other device while driving will be ticketed by the police.

[Video Game Watchdog] Video Game Watchdog » Honolulu Bans Cell Phones, Game Playing ...: Earlier this year Mayor Hannemann, acting on the advice of his police chief, vetoed a similar bill which would have made texting - but not general mobile phone use - illegal while driving.

[Wassap Wit Dat! | Wassap Wit Dat! blog, honoluluadvertiser.com | Honolulu, Hawaii] It's About Time!: I agreed with Mayor Hanneman when he vetoed the first bill since it didn't "make sense" but the bill passed yesterday - to become law starting July 1st if signed by Mayor Hanneman - certainly does. And it still allows people to still talk but via a "hand-free" device. 

[Hawaii Insurance Blogs] Honolulu Ban Cell Phones While Driving ”” Hawaii Insurance Blogs: A bill has been passed yesterday by the Honolulu City Council to ban uses of mobile electronic devices while driving starting July 1.

[I Just Surf dot com| i Just Surf : Live Love Life Surf (Life viewed from the ocean)] iJustSurf.com : Finally! A ban on the use of all mobile electronic ...: Hannemann has indicated he would support the ban. If signed into law, the bill would not take effect until July 1, allowing time for public education. The bill allows for the use of cell phones if a hands-free device is used. Activities such as text messaging and video game playing would be banned at all times.

[9 Online] UPDATE2: Council Passes Ban on Electronic Devices While Driving | KG: If the Honolulu Police Department and the City Prosecutor's Office assure him the new law is enforceable, it is likely to have his .“Mobile electronic device” means any hand-held or other portable electronic eguipment capable of providing wireless and/or data communication between two or more persons or of providing amusement, including but not limited to a .

[Hctor.com] Honolulu mayor bans ”˜mobile electronic devices' while driving| The ...: Honolulu (Hawaii, not Idaho) Mayor Mufi Hannemann will soon sign a bill making the use of mobile electronic devices illegal while driving. According to the Star Bulletin, Bill 4 is aimed at stopping “text .

[The Daily Dish | The Daily Dish blog, Catherine E. Toth | honoluluadvertiser.com | Honolulu, Hawaii] The Daily Dish | The Daily Dish blog, Catherine E. Toth ...: And if this bill becomes law ”” Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann has said he supports such a ban ”” motorists caught texting, playing video games, snapping pics with a digital camera or chatting on their phones without some kind of hands-free help will get fined between $20 to $100 for a first offense.

[Damon Tucker's Weblog] Honolulu City Council Passes Bill Banning Text-Messaging While ...: From KITV: The Honolulu City Council has passed a bill banning Oahu motorists from text-messaging on their cell phones and playing video games while driving. Mayor Mufi Hannemann hasn't decided whether he'll sign the bill.

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