STAND. COM. REP. NO. 612

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 827

       H.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 Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 827, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, THE OMBUDSMAN, AND THE ETHICS COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds for the expenses of the Legislature, Office of the Auditor, Legislative Reference Bureau, Office of the Ombudsman, and the Hawaii State Ethics Commission.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Marion M. Higa, State Auditor, Office of the Auditor; Robin K. Matsunaga, Ombudsman, Office of the Ombudsman; and Leslie H. Kondo, Executive Director, Hawaii State Ethics Commission.  Comments were received from Charlotte A. Carter-Yamauchi, Acting Director, Legislative Reference Bureau.

     Your Committee finds that this measure appropriates sufficient funds to support the operations of the Legislature, its service agencies, and the Hawaii State Ethics Commission.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 827, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair