STAND

 

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 56-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2761

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, to which was referred H.B. No. 2761 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to minimize the costs of resolving claims of construction defects resulting in property loss or damage.

This bill establishes Construction Professional Conciliation

Panels to review and issue findings and advisory opinions regarding liability and damages in tort claims against construction professionals.

The Hawaii Chapter of the American Public Works Association, American Institute of Architects Hawaii State Council, and CC Engineering & Construction, Inc., submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) supported the intent of this measure. The Insurance Division of the DCCA offered comments on this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2761 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committees on Consumer Protection and Commerce and Judiciary.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns,

 

		____________________________ BRIAN SCHATZ, Chair