CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 55

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    H.B. No. 319

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 319, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OWNER-BUILDERS,"

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 clarify that a property owner with an open owner-builder permit shall not be prohibited from selling or leasing the property within one year of the construction or improvement if the owner-builder suffers an unforeseen hardship which the owner-builder documents.

     Your Committee amended this measure by clarifying the language to ensure that it reflects the purpose of this bill.  Your Committee also changed its effective date to July 1, 2011.

     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. 319, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 319, H.D. 1, 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

____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair

____________________________ ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair