Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1526 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of the bill is to authorize counties to enact and enforce ordinances relating to dangerous dogs and to grandfather existing ordinances.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the City and County of Honolulu, a City Council member, the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu, the Hawaiian Humane Society, the Koolau News, and concerned individuals.

Your Committee finds that the counties are unsure whether sections 142-74 and 142-75, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to dogs, preempts county ordinances dealing with the same subject. This measure would give effect to such ordinances and eliminate the perception of preemption.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1526, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1526, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.