Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2606 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide a mechanism for voters to recall and remove from office any member of the legislature.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Common Cause Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that a reasonable mechanism for constituents to remove legislators from office serves to promote accountability on the part of elected officials.

Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

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. 2606, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2606, H.D. 1.