Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 2973 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to repeal the prohibition on picketing in front of a private residence or dwelling.

Testimony in support of the measure was received from the Hawaii State AFL-CIO and Common Cause Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that repealing the prohibition against picketing someone's home will increase opportunities for free expression and enable peaceful protesters to visibly demonstrate their support for a cause.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2973 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.