Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.B. No. 439 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Ombudsman or an authorized representative to access tax returns and related information in connection with the official duties of the Office of the Ombudsman.

The Ombudsman testified in support of this measure. The Department of Taxation offered comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 439 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.