STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3251

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2188
                                        H.D. 2
                                        S.D. 2




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2188, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to extend the sunset date of the
Hawaii Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Small
Business Defender position from June 30, 2002, to June 30, 2006.

     Your Committee finds that extending the sunset date for
these provisions will help to ensure flexibility and
accountability in the rulemaking process and promote the
interests of Hawaii's small businesses.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
bill by changing the effective date from upon its approval to
July 1, 3000, in order to facilitate further discussion on this
measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2188, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it
pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2188,
H.D. 2, S.D. 2.

 
a                                                     HB2188 SD2
 
 
                                   STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3251
                                   Page 2


                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



                                 ________________________________
                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



                                 ________________________________
                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
a                                                     HB2188 SD2