Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 806, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to repeal the amendments made to the offense of criminal trespass in the second degree by Act 50, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004. Although Act 50 was intended to address the problem of squatters in public parks or campgrounds, this law was being broadly used in circumstances not related to squatting.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(2) Inserting a purpose and findings section; and

(3) Changing the effective date to upon approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 806, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 806, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.