STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1551-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 231

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 231 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO STUDY THE COST OF CONVENING A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN 2010,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) to study the cost of convening a Constitutional Convention in 2010 and to provide an estimate of the total projected expenditure.

     The Representative of the 25^th District testified in support of the intent of this bill.  The Office of the Lieutenant Governor testified in opposition to this measure.  LRB provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 231 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management.

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

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair