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 S.B. No. 2931 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to transfer law enforcement and security functions of the Department of Public Safety to the Department of the Attorney General, subject to the approval of a constitutional amendment to elect the Attorney General.

The Attorney General submitted comments on this measure.

Your Committee finds that since September 11, 2001, the security responsibilities of state law enforcement officers have received an increased focus and higher priority. This focus and priority can be better achieved if the law enforcement functions of the Department of Public Safety are transferred to the Department of the Attorney General.

Your Committee has amended this measure, based upon the recommendation of the Attorney General, to extend the effective date for twelve months after the chief elections officer issues a certificate of results under section 11-156, Hawaii Revised Statutes, certifying that the Hawaii Constitution has been amended to require the election of the Attorney General. Your Committee also made nonsubstantive, technical changes.

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 S.B. No. 2931, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2931, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.