Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2073 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii for the satisfaction of claims.

Your Committee finds that Act 115, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998, authorized the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to settle claims and lawsuits filed against the university. Furthermore, Act 102, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999, clarified Act 115 by stating that the authorization to settle claims did not preclude the university from requesting and securing legislative appropriations to fund the settlement of any claim or judgment against the university. This measure is designed to do that.

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. 2073 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.