Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Technology, to which was referred H.B. No. 683, H.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish administrative penalties and authorize the recovery of administrative fines, damages, fees, and costs for violations of state parks statutes and rules under Chapter 184, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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

Your Committee finds those violations of Chapter 184, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and the state parks rules are handled by the courts as criminal procedures. However, some violations deal with civil matters and could be more effectively addressed through administrative proceedings. This measure provides the penalties and authorization to help address these issues swiftly, and ease the burden on the courts of processing minor violations.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 683, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.