STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3328

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1983
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 2




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No.
1983, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LAND COURT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill, as received by your Committee, is
to streamline procedures for the conveyance of real property in
probate by making Land Court procedures consistent with
procedures under the probate law.

     Your Committee finds that this measure will establish
consistent procedures between the Land Court and probate court
actions and will result in reduced costs to individuals involved
in the conveyance of real property.  Your Committee notes that
the affected entities within the Judiciary and the Department of
Land and Natural Resources have consulted and agree that adopting
similar procedures will result in more user-friendly government
processes.

     Testimony in support of this measure with amendments was
submitted by the Board of Land and Natural Resources, the
Committee on the Uniform Probate Code and Probate Court
Practices, Title Guaranty of Hawaii, Inc.  Testimony in support
of the intent of portions of this measure was submitted by the
Judiciary.


 
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     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying that corrections of clerical errors may be
          made in the registration books of the Land Court; and

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2000.

     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.
1983, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it
pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1983,
H.D. 1, S.D. 2.

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



                                   ______________________________
                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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