STAND. COM. REP. NO. 214-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1943
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.B. No. 1943 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish an impact
litigation unit in the Department of the Attorney General.

     Your Committee finds that an impact litigation unit in the
Department of the Attorney General will afford additional
resources for the defense of significant impact litigation
against the State.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 1943 and recommends that it pass Second
Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair