Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1221 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and Session Laws of Hawaii to correct errors, update references, clarify language, and delete obsolete or unnecessary language.

Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Commissioner of Securities for the State of Hawaii.

This housekeeping measure proposes various statutory amendments to the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii for purposes of updating references, correcting errors, and deleting unnecessary language. Your Committee finds that this measure makes necessary amendments to existing statutory language in the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii for purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1221, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.