STAND. COM. REP. NO. 172

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 894
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No.
894 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide operating and capital
improvement appropriations for fiscal biennium 1999-2001.

     Your Committee finds that the Judiciary has made valiant
efforts to maintain the level of services that Hawaii's citizens
deserve through the identification of innovative methods and
cost-cutting strategies even though financial resources have been
severely limited.  However, your Committee further finds the
current level of Judiciary resources places unacceptable
limitations on the services which can be provided to those
seeking the assistance of the courts.  Additional resources, such
as new judgeships, additional staff support, and improvements in
the security of the courts, are needed to ensure that the
provision of these services are continued.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
Judiciary.

     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.
894 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means.

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



                                   ______________________________
                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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