CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 70-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    H.B. No. 2697

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2697, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT,"

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 bill is to statutorily authorize:

(1)  The Intermediate Appellate Court (Court) to subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses and to compel the production of books, papers, documents, or tangible things; and

     (2)  Any judge of the Court to administer oaths.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Requiring the Judiciary to submit a report to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2010 regarding the use of this subpoena power; and

     (2)  Repealing the provisions of this bill on June 30, 2010.

     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 H.B. No. 2697, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2697, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair

____________________________ TOMMY WATERS, Chair