STAND. COM. REP. NO. 563-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2459
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
2459 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII TELECOMMUNICATIONS
     AND INFORMATION ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to repeal the Hawaii
Telecommunications and Information Industries Act under Chapter
206P, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     The Department of Budget and Finance testified in support of
this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2459 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair