STAND. COM. REP. NO.  704-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2697

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2697 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to statutorily authorize:

(1)  The Intermediate Appellate Court (Court) to subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books, paper, documents, or tangible things; and

(2)  Any judge of the Court to administer oaths.

     The Judiciary testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2112, to encourage further discussion; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

     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. 2697, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2697, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair