STAND. COM. REP. NO.  59-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 1650

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1650 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make necessary technical corrections to Hawaii law by amending or repealing various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii to correct errors and references, clarify language, and delete obsolete or unnecessary provisions.

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1650 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 Judiciary,

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KARL RHOADS, Chair