Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2898 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to give district courts jurisdiction over civil actions subject to arbitration where the amount in dispute is less than $10,000.

The Collection Law Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association testified in support of this bill.

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 H.B. No. 2898 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.