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. 152 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of the bill is to remove the Expedited Sentencing Program's pilot project status by repealing its sunset date and the yearly reporting requirements.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Judiciary, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Public Safety, the Office of the Public Defender, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for the County of Hawaii, the Office of the Corporation Counsel for the County of Hawaii, the Hawaii State Foster Parents Association, Catholic Charities Family Services, the Hindman Foundation, and several individuals.

Your Committee received testimony in opposition to the measure from the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu.

Your Committee finds that, despite a few concerns, the Expedited Sentencing Program as established by Act 316, Session Laws of Hawaii 1993, has sufficient support from the public to continue its pilot project status.

Your Committee amended the 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. 152, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 152, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.