CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 52-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    S.B. No. 2223

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2223, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHANGE OF NAME,"

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 measure is to allow the Family Court to change the name of a minor child of one or more of the parties in a divorce proceeding if the family court determines that the name change is in that child's best interest.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure recognizes that a name change of a minor child may be warranted as a result of a divorce by authorizing the Family Court to determine whether changing the name of a minor child is in the best interest of that child.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date from July 1, 2080, to upon its approval.

     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 S.B. No. 2223, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2223, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ MELE CARROLL, Co-Chair	________________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair	________________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair