STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3669

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                   

 

RE:     H.B. No. 1936

        H.D. 1

        S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1936, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to improve the efficiency of the judicial system by providing that environmental courts shall not have exclusive, original jurisdiction over any proceedings relating to parking violations under certain laws and administrative rules.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Judiciary, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai`i.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure will help to reduce the number of cases in environmental courts, allowing the environmental courts to focus on serious environmental cases.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1936, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair