STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1474-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 2402

      S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2402, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING VARIOUS HOUSEKEEPING AMENDMENTS TO VOLUME 11 OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, AND CLARIFYING LANGUAGE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to amend various sections of volume 11 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to correct errors and clarify language.

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Legislative Reference Bureau.

     The measure corrects terminology used in various sections of the Hawaii Revised Statutes; adds definitive language to clarify obscure references; updates various sections to reflect current law; and makes numerous stylistic and formatting changes to aid the readability of the statutes.

     Your Committees find that all of the statutory amendments proposed by the measure are of a housekeeping nature and are done simply to correct the types of errors noted in the title of this bill.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2402, S.D. 1, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary,

____________________________ TOMMY WATERS, Chair

____________________________ ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair