Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2609, S.D. 1, H.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 measure is to clarify the required grounds for an application for writ of certiorari and the requirements for timely filing.

This measure clarifies that an application for writ of certiorari may be filed after entry of the Intermediate Court of Appeal's order of dismissal. This measure also specifies two additional grounds for an application for writ of certiorari.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to insert the Senate version, which clarifies that the requirement of stating the magnitude of the error applies to both of the additional grounds, not just the second one.

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 S.B. No. 2609, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2609, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.