STAND. COM. REP. NO.  828-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 2245

      H.D. 1

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. 2245 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF CHARITABLE ASSETS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to strengthen the protection of charitable assets in Hawaii by expanding the authority of the Attorney General to prevent, remedy, and investigate the misuse of charitable assets or a breach of fiduciary or other legal duty regarding charitable assets.

The Department of the Attorney General and Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation supported this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 2245, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2245, H.D. 1.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair