Hawaii Senate Majority Caucus Blog
February 13th, 2008
Sen. J. Kalani English (D- Hana, East and Upcountry Maui, Moloka`i, Lana`i, Kaho`olawe) asked the federal government this week to conduct training for the Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) requirement in more locations.
English, chair of the Senate Transportation and International Affairs Committee, said workers could incur costs up to $1,000 if they have to travel from Moloka`i or Lana`i to obtain TWIC cards. The Department of Homeland Security requires workers to have a card to pick up cargo, but the training needed to obtain one is offered only on O`ahu and Maui.
"I was informed by a flood of communications last month that the company implementing the TWIC program in Hawai`i refuses to set up a TWIC processing facility on Moloka`i or Lana`i, forcing customers … to travel to another island to enroll," English told Kip Hawley of the Federal Transportation Security Administration.
English requested that the TSA, at the very least, operate the program on Moloka`i and Lana`i on a periodic basis.
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