CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 71-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    H.B. No. 2730

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2730, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETINGS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to establish legal requirements for neighborhood board meetings.  Specifically, this bill provides requirements relating to:

     (1)  The agenda and public notice of meetings;

     (2)  Receiving information or testimony at a meeting without a quorum;

     (3)  Participation or attendance of board members at informational meetings or presentations, and discussions; and

     (4)  Discussion of unanticipated events at meetings.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Requiring a quorum to hold discussions prior to and related to voting; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2730, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2730, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair	____________________________ BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair