THE SENATE                           S.C.R. NO.            189
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                    SENATE  CONCURRENT
                        RESOLUTION

  REQUESTING THE JUDICIARY TO DEVELOP A DIRECTORY WITH FLOOR
    PLANS FOR EACH JUDICIARY BUILDING AND TO POST THE DAILY
    COURT CALENDAR EACH DAY NEXT TO THE DIRECTORY. 


 1        WHEREAS, currently, ordinary citizens have a difficult
 2   time finding out where and when a court case is scheduled to be
 3   heard; and
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 5        WHEREAS, there is no specific place to find out what case
 6   is scheduled to be heard and when, by the different court
 7   systems, and types of cases involved; and 
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 9        WHEREAS, in order to provide public access to this
10   information, a directory of the courts with a floor plan should
11   be developed for each judiciary building with a posting of the
12   daily court calendar next to the court directory; now,
13   therefore,
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15        BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twentieth Legislature
16   of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2000, the House of
17   Representatives concurring, that the Judiciary is requested to
18   develop a directory with a floor plan for each Judiciary
19   building and post the court calendar each day next to the court
20   directory; and
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22        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the directory and floor plan
23   show where courtrooms are in a building, the room number of the
24   courtrooms and of the offices, the names of the judges, and
25   where the public can obtain additional information and
26   directions; and
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28        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
29   Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chief Justice. 
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