CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 108

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    S.B. No. 469

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 469, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY,"

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 appropriate funds for the operating and capital improvement budget of the Judiciary for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium.

Your Committee on Conference approves $361,196 for fiscal year 2017-2018 and $729,216 for fiscal year 2018-2019 in general funds for salary increases for the justices, judges, Administrative Director of the Courts, and Deputy Administrative Director of the Courts.

Your Committee on Conference has also provided the following:

     (1)  Converting 1.00 position from temporary to permanent for the Supreme Court;

     (2)  Converting 7.00 positions from temporary to permanent for the Girls' Court Program; and

     (3) Adding 2.00 positions and $58,932 in fiscal year 2017-2018 and $101,544 in fiscal year 2018-2019 in general funds for the Mental Health Unit for the First Circuit.

CAPITAL BUDGET

     Your Committee on Conference finds that Ka'ahumanu Hale, Oahu is in need of critical improvements to both its fire alarm and elevator systems, and thus provides $1,265,000 in fiscal year 2017-2018 in general obligation bond funds for system upgrades and modernization at Ka'ahumanu Hale, Oahu.

     Your Committee on Conference acknowledges the disrepair of the Ewa District Court and has therefore provided $420,000 in fiscal year 2017-2018 in general obligation bond funds for water intrusion, roof fall protection, and re-roofing.

     Your Committee on Conference also approves $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2017-2018 in general obligation bond funds for alterations, upgrades, and improvements to judiciary facilities statewide.

     Your Committee on Conference finds necessary site improvements are required at the Kapuaiwa Building on Oahu and for these improvements appropriates $675,000 in fiscal year 2017-2018 in general obligation bond funds for storm drain and sanitary sewer systems.

     Your Committee on Conference recognizes a need for enhanced security at Hoapili Hale, Maui.  Therefore, your Committee provides $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2017-2018 and $1,600,000 in fiscal year 2018-2019 in general obligation bond funds for security improvements at Hoapili Hale, Maui.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the Kaua'i Judiciary Complex is in need of roof work and appropriates $1,390,000 in fiscal year 2017-2018 in general obligation bond funds to reroof and repair leaks at the Kaua'i Judiciary Complex, Kaua'i.

     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. 469, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 469, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair	____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Chair
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair	____________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA Co-Chair