STAND. COM. REP. NO.  703

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1333

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1333 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve access to justice by amending the jurisdiction of the Small Claims Division of the District Court to include those cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed $5,000.

     The Judiciary, Collection Law Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1333, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1333, H.D. 1.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair