STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1965

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.R. No. 95

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 95 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE JUDICIARY TO PREPARE A MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN, INCLUDING A CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT REQUEST, TO UPGRADE THE SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT COURT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is requesting the Judiciary to prepare a master development plan, including a capital improvement project request, to upgrade the South Kohala District Court.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Judiciary, the Hawaii State Bar Association, and the Hawaii County Bar Association.

Your Committee finds that the serious lack of judiciary facilities in South Kohala can only be remedied by an objective evaluation of the demand for these facilities and a determination of how these needs can be met and that this evaluation and analysis would provide the necessary information to prepare a master development plan to upgrade the South Kohala District Court complex.

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.R. No. 95 and recommends its adoption.

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

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair