STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2455

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2535
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No.
2535 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to make a housekeeping
amendment to the Uniform Probate Code by deleting the phrase "and
a person aged eighteen and over who would be entitled to letters
but for the person's age."

     Your Committee finds that the deleted phrase found in
section 560:3-203(c), Hawaii Revised Statutes, is superfluous and
unnecessary.  In Hawaii, an eighteen year old is eligible to
serve as a personal representative and may nominate another to
serve in the person's place.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by an
attorney who is a member of the Committee on Uniform Probate Code
and Probate Court Practices.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2535 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on
the calendar for Third Reading.


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



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                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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