Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2299 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to streamline the Judiciary's processing of appellate fees and costs.

The Judiciary testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that this bill will simplify the processing of appellate fees and costs, and eliminate duplicative work within the Judiciary.

Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2299, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2299, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.