STAND. COM. REP. NO. 336

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 942

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. 942 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to satisfy several claims against the State, its officers, or its employees.

The Department of the Attorney General and James Hochberg, Attorney At Law, LLLC testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Appropriating $40,000.00 in general funds for a settlement in the case of Calvary Chapel Pearl Harbor, d/b/a A Place for Women in Waipio, et al. v. Suzuki, et al., Civil No. 17-00326, USDC;

(2) Appropriating $160,645.29 in general funds for a settlement in the case of Umberger, et al. v. Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii, Civil No. 12-1-2625-10, First Circuit;

(3) Appropriating $40,600.00 in general funds for a claim by Shim Ching; and

(4) 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. 942, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 942, 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