Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.B. No. 2158 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to strengthen portions of the state ethics law concerning financial disclosures required of elected officials, candidates for elective office, and appointed officers and employees.

Specifically, this bill requires elected officials, candidates for elective office, and appointed officers and employees to fully disclose all of their business interests and real property holdings, regardless of whether the business or their real property is located outside of Hawaii.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Hawaii State Ethics Commission and the League of Women Voters of Hawaii.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2158 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.