CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 69-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    H.B. No. 660

       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. 660, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIRCUIT COURTS,"

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 expand the jurisdiction of the circuit courts to include impeachment proceedings against county officers.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1)  Changing the effective date to upon its approval; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for consistency and clarity.

     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. 660, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 660, 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

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair	____________________________ TOMMY WATERS, Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair