STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1914

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 196
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No.
196 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF
     INFORMATION PRACTICES TO COORDINATE A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS
     OF CURRENT PROTECTIONS OF THE PRIVACY OF PERSONAL
     INFORMATION AND TO SUBMIT PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO THE 2000
     LEGISLATIVE SESSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Office of Information Practices (OIP) to coordinate a
comprehensive analysis of current protections of the privacy of
personal information.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 196,
and recommends its adoption.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair