STAND. COM. REP. NO.  171-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2248

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2248 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve interstate adult guardianship and protective proceedings by establishing uniform rules regarding court communication, jurisdiction, and transfers of guardianship or conservatorship, among other things.

     The Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation; Alzheimer's Association; and Alzheimer's Association, Aloha Chapter supported this bill.  The Judiciary provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to December 21, 2058, to encourage further discussion; and

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

     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. 2248, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2248, 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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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair