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. 808, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide appropriations for the operation of and capital improvements for the Judiciary for fiscal biennium 2003-2005.

Your Committee received testimony from the Hawaii State Judiciary, the Estate of James Campbell, seven court interpreters, and the Hawaii Newspaper Guild requesting restoration of various funds.

Taking into consideration the State's lowered revenue projections and the probability that conflict in the Middle East will further affect Hawaii's economy, your Committee has had to take a hard stand on budget reductions.

Your Committee recognizes however, that certain programs within the Judiciary will allow the Judiciary to operate and meet the needs of the public in a more efficient manner. Therefore, your Committee amended the bill by deleting the contents of parts II and III relating to program appropriations and program provisions respectively, and replacing those parts with the provisions of parts II and III from Senate Bill No. 1140, S.D. 1.

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. 808, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 808, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.