STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2899

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2469
                                        H.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which
was referred H.B. No. 2469, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUBPOENAS ISSUED BY THE
     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to allow a designee of the
the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to issue subpoenas
pursuant to an investigation.

     The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs submitted
testimony on the measure. 

     Currently, the law authorizes the Director of Commerce and
Consumer Affairs to issue subpoenas for the examination of
witnesses and the production of documents in investigations
conducted by the department, but makes no provision for the
delegation of this authority.  This measure would authorize the
Director to delegate the Director's subpoena-related powers to a
designee, thereby enabling the investigatory process to proceed
more expeditiously and efficiently.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 2469, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Commerce and
                                   Consumer Protection,



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                                   BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair



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                                   BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

 
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