STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3467

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 115
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred
S.C.R. No. 115, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A STUDY OF HAWAII'S
     CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Legislative Reference Bureau, in cooperation with the Campaign
Spending Commission, to study Hawaii's campaign finance laws and
make suggestions to clarify or simplify the laws governing
campaign finance.

     Specifically, the resolution requests:

     (1)  The Legislative Reference Bureau to identify problems
          including poor organization, confusing language,
          redundant provisions, and inconsistencies;

     (2)  The Campaign Spending Commission to provide the
          Legislative Reference Bureau with a list of recognized
          problems in the campaign finance laws;

     (3)  The Legislative Reference Bureau to make
          recommendations for recodification that can be achieved
          without substantive change to the law; and

 
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     (4)  The Campaign Spending Commission to submit proposed
          legislation for substantive changes to the campaign
          finance law.

     Your Committee finds that Hawaii's campaign finance laws,
quite often, are difficult to understand and apply.  A review of
the law will help discover and eliminate the seeming
inconsistencies and redundancies.  Suggestions for recodification
will provide "user-friendly" organization, and recommendations
for substantive changes will aid in understanding and compliance
with the law.  This measure will increase public confidence in
Hawaii's election procedures and in elected officials.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 115,
S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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