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 S.B. No. 611, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of the bill as received is to bring Hawaii court appointed counsel fee rates in line with that for the federal District Court of Hawaii.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Judiciary, the Department of the Attorney General, the Hawaii State Bar Association and concerned individuals. The Office of the Public Defender supported in part and provided comments. The Department of Budget and Finance provided comments.

Your Committee amended the bill by deleting its contents and inserting the contents of the H.B. No. 859, H.D. 1, with technical, nonsubstantive amendments.

The bill as amended will:

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. 611, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 611, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.