STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1117

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 381

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred H.B. No. 381, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION:  AMENDING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, AND DELETING UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to amend various sections of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to correct errors and references, clarify language, and delete unnecessary provisions.

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

     Your Committee finds that each year, pursuant to chapter 23G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Legislative Reference Bureau sets forth necessary technical amendments to the Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 381, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 381, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair