Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 536 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to repeal the prohibition against picketing at the residence or dwelling of any individual.

Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by the Hawaii State Teachers Association and the ILWU Local 142. Testimony in opposition to the measure was submitted by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Honolulu Police Department, the Hawaii Association of Realtors, and the Hawaii Hotel & Lodging Association.

This measure removes the prohibition against picketing at the residence or dwelling of any individual. Your Committee finds that this prohibition touches upon important constitutional issues as well as potential preemption issues with respect to federal law on this issue.

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. 536 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.