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 S.B. No. 2647, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to update the composition of the panel charged with nominating members of the Hawaii Paroling Authority. Specifically, this bill replaces the Hawaii Correctional Association and the Hawaii Council of Churches with the Hawaii Criminal Justice Association and the Interfaith Alliance of Hawaii.

The Hawaii Paroling Authority testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee finds appropriate the replacement of two now-defunct organizations, Hawaii Correctional Association and Hawaii Council of Churches. The Interfaith Alliance of Hawaii and the Hawaii Criminal Justice Association represent the same general type of constituencies and both have agreed to participate in the nominating panel.

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 S.B. No. 2647, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.