STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1334

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 93
                                        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 S.C.R.
No. 93 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A STUDY REGARDING
     THE ISSUE OF PERSONAL PRIVACY AND COMMERCIAL USE OF PERSONAL
     INFORMATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request a study regarding
the issue of personal privacy and commercial use of personal
information.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Office of Information Practices, Associated Credit Bureaus, Inc.,
Legislative Information Services of Hawaii, Inc., and League of
Women Voters of Hawaii.  Testimony in support with amendments was
received from Goodsill Anderson Quinn and Stifel on behalf of
Associated Credit Bureaus, Inc., Hawaii Insurers Council, and
Retail Merchants of Hawaii.  Testimony opposed to this measure
was received from the Hawaii Bankers Association.

     Your Committee finds that electronically stored personal
information is being maintained by an increasing number of
private sector companies.  This information is a vital part of a
service economy because it provides businesses, consumers,
government, and law enforcement with valuable information.
Unfortunately, this practice lies at the core of our citizens'
constitutional right to privacy.  


 
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     This measure will allow for an initial survey among
concerned citizens and interested groups regarding participation
in an appropriate forum to assist the State in determining a
proper balance between an established right of privacy and the
need of businesses to efficiently utilize consumer information to
support legitimate business purposes.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by adding Associated
Credit Bureaus, Inc., Hawaii Insurers Council, and Retail
Merchants of Hawaii as participants in the study.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 93,
as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as
S.C.R. No. 93, S.D. 1.

                                   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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