Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 989, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to satisfy claims for legislative relief, judgments against the State, settlements, and miscellaneous claims occurring over the past year.

Your Committee finds that each of the line items contained in this bill, which are primarily settlements and judgments resulting from litigation, have been pursued in good faith by the State and should be funded.

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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 989, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.