STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2496

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2672
                                        




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.
2672 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to prohibit public employees
from taking official action that directly affects a business or
undertaking in which a family member has a substantial financial
interest.

     Your Committee finds that this measure makes clear what
level of familial relationship is affected by a conflict of
interest.  This bill clarifies that this level includes siblings,
parents, emancipated children, or household members.  State
officials will be better able to determine whether any of their
official actions that affect a business of one of these persons
signals a conflict of interest issue.  Your Committee believes
that this bill will help to promote public confidence in
government decision making by public officials.

     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.
2672 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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