STAND. COM. REP. NO.  618

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 511

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 511 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT JUDGES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to establish one additional district court judgeship in the First Circuit and in the Second Circuit courts.

 

     The Judiciary, City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Maui, Maui County Bar Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaii, and an individual supported this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to January 28, 2081, to encourage further discussion.

 

     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 H.B. No. 511, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 511, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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CHRIS LEE, Chair