STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1327

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.C.R. No. 5

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 5 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL SELECTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a Joint Committee on Judicial Selection and to have the Committee work with the Judicial Selection Commission and the Judiciary to create greater transparency within the Commission.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Kobayashi Sugita & Goda LLP. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Judiciary.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 5 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair