Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1777, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

This bill clarifies that the Public Utilities Commission, upon notice and hearing, may exempt a telecommunications provider from the public hearing and contested case requirements in rate-related matters.

Your Committee has amended this measure by replacing the reference to section "269.16" with a reference to that owners do not have the opportunity to withdraw a request for information once they have received notification. "269-16."

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1777, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1777, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.