Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2625, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the travel expenses of Hawaii commissioners to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Hawaii's Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation.

Your Committee finds that the Hawaii's Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation has an important role in drafting and revising uniform legislation on matters of state interest. The funds appropriated in this Act will allow the Commission to continue its work and will allow the Commission to attend the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 2006 annual meeting.

Your Committee has amended this measure to include an appropriation of $57,500 in accordance with testimony received from Hawaii's Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation.

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. 2625, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2625, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.