Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 975, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide that the State and counties shall not be liable for injuries suffered by users of public skateboard parks, except for injuries caused by conditions resulting from the failure to maintain or repair the parks.

The Department of the Attorney General and numerous individuals submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii submitted testimony in opposition to this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 975, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.