Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, Energy and Environment, to which was referred H.B. No. 693 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the law relating to the bureau of conveyances to clarify language and to conform to other laws and provisions.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Your Committee finds that in addition to clarifying requirements of the conveyance procedure, the measure also provides some flexibility in recordation requirements. Your Committee believes that the measure will assist both the registrar and the public, while preserving the necessary accuracy of land documents.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Energy and Environment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 693 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.