CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 29

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   H.B. No. 1983
                                  H.D. 1
                                  S.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 1983, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LAND COURT,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to update the Land Court statute
for consistency with other statutory provisions and with
procedures in the Bureau of Conveyances (Regular System).

     Your Committee finds that this bill will enhance efficiency
of transactions involving Land Court property.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by making a technical
revision.  H.B. No. 1983 H.D. 1 proposed replacing certain text
in section 501-196, Hawaii Revised Statutes with language
permitting an affidavit to be submitted in lieu of a petition to
note certain changes in an owner's status.  The additional
language was not included in H.B. No. 1983 H.D. 1, S.D. 2, but

 
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brackets signifying deletion of text remained.  Your Committee
modified section 7 by removing the brackets that appear to have
been retained inadvertently.
 
     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your
Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your
Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 1983, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as H.B. No. 1983, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

  ON THE PART OF THE SENATE          ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair              ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair




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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair




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ROD TAM, Co-Chair




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MATT MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair