STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2672

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2465
                                        S.D. 1




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 S.B. No.
2465, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PORNOGRAPHY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to narrow the exemption in the
promoting pornography to minors statutes for state librarians to
librarians who are acting within the scope of their employment.

     Your Committee finds that a balance must be struck between
allowing reasonable access to free library information and
preventing exposure to and unlimited opportunities for minors to
view pornography.  Your Committee finds that this measure will
provide that balance by limiting the exception from the
pornography statutes to librarians who are acting within the
scope of their employment.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
State Librarian, the Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii Family
Forum, Hawaii Catholic Conference, and two private individuals.
Testimony in opposition was submitted by the Hawaii Library
Association, and comments were submitted by one private
individual. 

     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 S.B. No.
2465, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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



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                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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