STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1864-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2390

S.D. 2

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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2390, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Increase the number of associate judges on the Intermediate Court of Appeals from five to six; and

(2) Appropriate funds to the Judiciary for one additional Intermediate Court of Appeals associate judge, one judicial assistant, two law clerks, and related equipment and supplies.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of the Attorney General; Office of the Public Defender; Appellate Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association; Hawaii State Bar Association; Kai Law, LLC; and five individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Judiciary, Department of Budget and Finance, and one individual.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2390, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair