STAND. COM. REP. NO. 767

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 510

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 510 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure to appropriate funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.

The State of Hawaii Judiciary, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Maui County, Appellate Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association, West Hawaii Bar Association, Maui County Bar Association, Hawaii State Bar Association, Meyers & Meyers LLC, Kai Law LLC, Farrell& Perrault LLLC, Ho'omanapono Political Action Committee, and 2 individuals supported this measure. One individual opposed this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure to ensure funding for priority judge positions as well as priority CIP projects while also balancing judiciary requests against other State priorities. This measure also appropriates base budget funds for the Community Outreach Court.

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. 510, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 510, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair