Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 373, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to prohibit landowners from restricting renters of single-family dwellings from displaying reasonable political signs, and repealing the candidate sign posting regulation that allows posting of signs not more than forty-five days prior to an election and removal not less than ten days after an election.

The ACLU testified in support of the measure and requested an amendment.

Your Committee agrees that citizens should be able to express their political views by posting political signs as long as this right is exercised in a reasonable manner, and does not unreasonably interfere with a landowner's ability to use the property, or affect the health and safety of the public.

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. 373, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.