STAND. COM. REP. NO. 313

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1452

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. 1452 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish and appropriate funds for the Hawaii Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable to facilitate cooperation between various state agencies regarding civil legal services and access to justice; and

(2) Appropriate funds for the Judiciary to purchase civil legal services for low- and moderate-income persons.

The Judiciary, Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i, Volunteer Legal Services Hawai‘i, Domestic Violence Action Center, and several individuals supported this measure. The Department of the Attorney General provided comments.

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. 1452 and recommends that it pass Second Reading 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