CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 64

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    H.B. No. 909

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       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. 909, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILY COURT,"

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:

(1)  Require the family court, once a complaint for annulment, divorce, or separation is filed in this State, to:

(A)  Order each of the parties to timely provide to the other party full financial and property disclosure on forms provided by the court; and

(B) Issue financial restraining orders;

          and

     (2)  Specify that the unauthorized dissipation, if any, of the marital estate by either party shall be considered by the family court in issuing further support orders and when ordering payment of attorney’s fees and costs.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1)  Specifying that the concealment of or failure to disclose income or an asset, or violation of a restraining order issued under section 580-10(a) or (b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, if any, by either party rather than the unauthorized dissipation, if any, of the marital estate shall be considered by the family court in issuing further support orders and when ordering payment of attorney's fees and costs; and

(2)  Changing its effective date to October 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. 909, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 909, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair	____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Co-Chair
____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair	____________________________ BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair