STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1670-18
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2018
RE: H.C.R. No. 107
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2018
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 107 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE JUDICIARY TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROTOCOLS FOR HANDLING CRIMINAL CASES INVOLVING VULNERABLE VICTIMS AND WITNESSES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request prosecutors from the various counties and the Attorney General to report to the legislature as to their victim protocols.
"WHEREAS,
congestion in the State's courts can lead [is one of the most cited
reasons for delays that have led] to the setting of trial dates that are
further into the future…"
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.C.R. No. 107, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 107, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair |
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