Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 991 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of the bill is to allow a person convicted of a crime who has been pardoned to own, possess, or control any firearm.

Concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. The Hawaii Paroling Authority opposed this measure.

Your Committee finds that pardons are intended to return to the receivers of pardons the rights and privileges they enjoyed before their convictions.

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. 991 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.