Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1276, H.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to allow the Department of Land and Natural Resources to enter into indemnity and defense agreements to protect landowners and persons associated with landowners from the threat of liability from someone who may be hurt while crossing private property to access a public trail.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii Association of Realtors, and Castle and Cooke Hawaii supported this bill.

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1276, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1276, H.D. 3.