STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1290

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.R. No. 171

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.R. No. 171 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE JUDICIARY TO EXPEDITE THE SELECTION OF THE SITE FOR THE KONA JUDICIARY COMPLEX AND CONSIDER LA‘I‘OPUA AS A POTENTIAL SITE FOR THE COMPLEX,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to urge the Judiciary to:

(1)  Expedite the selection of the site for the Kona Judiciary Complex; and

(2)  Consider the site known as La‘i‘Opua, which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, as a potential site for the Kona Judiciary Complex.

     A concerned individual submitted comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 171 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair