STAND. COM. REP. NO.  566

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1212

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1212 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide the necessary appropriations and authorizations for the operation of and capital improvements for the Judiciary for fiscal biennium 2007-2009.

     The Judiciary testified in support of this bill.  The Family Law Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Deleting $15,500,000 in fiscal year 2007-2008 to                   construct the Kapolei Judiciary Complex on Oahu;

     (2)  Deleting $500,000 in fiscal year 2008-2009 to plan for         the Kona Judiciary Complex on the island of Hawaii;

     (3)  Deleting $500,000 in fiscal year 2008-2009 for master              planning for Judiciary facilities statewide; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for                    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. 1212, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1212, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair