STAND. COM. REP. NO. 678-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1891

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1891, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORM RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF CANADIAN DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE PROTECTION ORDERS ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to adopt the Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic-Violence Protection Orders Act.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Commission to Promote Uniform Laws and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawaii Association for Justice.

Your Committee finds that the Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic-Violence Protection Orders Act, as provided in this measure, will encourage enforcement of Canadian domestic violence protection orders in the State. If enacted, a law enforcement officer, upon finding probable cause that a valid order was violated, must enforce the provisions of the Canadian order. Your Committee further finds that this uniform act was developed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws with input from judges and practicing lawyers from the United States and Canada. To date, seven states, including California and Nevada, have enacted the uniform law provided in this measure.

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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1891, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair