STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1588

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1080
                                        H.D. 2
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No.
1080, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE NAMES OF CORPORATIONS,
     PARTNERSHIPS, AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to establish administrative
relief for a corporation, partnership, limited liability
partnership, or limited liability company against an entity that
has registered or is using a name that is substantially identical
or confusingly similar to the name of the corporation,
partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability
company.

     This measure allows businesses to resolve business name
disputes through the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs'
administrative hearing process.  Specifically, the bill allows a
business to file a petition with the Director of Commerce and
Consumer Affairs for an order of abatement for infringement of
the business' name and allows an appeal from the Director's order
to the Circuit Court.

     Your Committee finds that the administrative process is more
expeditious and less costly for businesses than litigation.

 
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Reducing costs to business is essential to putting Hawaii's
economy back on track.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
1080, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary,



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                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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