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. 2311, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, 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.

The purpose of this bill is to increase, from three to four, the number of circuit court judges in the second and third circuits.

Your Committee on Conference finds that recent increases in population and the number and complexity of court cases in the second and third circuits, warrant a corresponding expansion in judgeships and staff. The authorization of these positions will allow both circuits to provide smooth, efficient, and crucial judicial services to better serve their communities.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2002; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style.

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. 2311, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2311, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.