Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 887 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to promote complete and faithful disclosure by state officials and employees by prohibiting the payment of salaries to an officer or employee of the State who prohibits, coerces, intimidates, or otherwise prevents any other officer or employee of the State from communicating or contacting any state legislator or state legislative committee in matters pertaining to:

The Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO supported this measure.

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

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. 887, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 887, H.D. 1.