STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1352_______

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1142
                                     S.D. 2
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which
was referred S.B. No. 1142, S.D. 2, H.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 bill is to provide administrative relief
for name disputes between legal entities.

     Specifically, this bill enables corporations, partnerships,
limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, and limited
liability companies to seek administrative relief against other
entities who have registered or are using a name that is
substantially identical or confusingly similar to their own.  

     The Business Registration Division of the Department of
Commerce and Consumer Affairs testified in support of this
measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 1142, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it
be referred to the Committee on Finance.


 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Consumer
                                   Protection and Commerce,



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                                   RON MENOR, Chair