STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2412

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2664
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs and Health and Human Services, to which was referred S.B.
No. 2664 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VIOLENCE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Require physicians, psychologists, and psychiatrists to
          notify police if certain individuals are being treated
          so that any firearms and ammunition they may have are
          seized for the duration of treatment;

     (2)  Allow temporary restraining orders for harassment of
          businesses; and

     (3)  Clarify liability for discharge of firearms.

     Testimony in favor of this measure was submitted by the
Honolulu Police Department, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney, and
one individual.  The Hawaii Citizens' Rights PAC submitted
testimony in opposition.  The Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii and
Kaiser Permanente submitted comments.

     While the intent of the measure is to ensure a safer
community, your Committees have heard a number of concerns
regarding portions of this measure.  Your Committees find these
concerns to be well taken and has amended this measure to delete

 
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the provisions requiring notice to the police and liability for
discharge of firearms.  However, your Committees encourage the
Judiciary Committee to examine the measure carefully, and
reinsert the deleted sections if they determine them to be
necessary. 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs and
Health and Human Services that are attached to this report, your
Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B.
No. 2664, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second
Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2664, S.D. 1, and
be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs
                                   and Health and Human Services,



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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair        CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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