STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1392
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2023
RE: S.B. No. 1277
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1277, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee finds that the Department of the Attorney General testified that it has advised its client agencies on how to avoid claims such as those included in this measure.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Appropriating:
(A) $406.00 in general funds for a claim by Garry A. Harsanyi and Kimberly M. Harsanyi;
(B) $3,078,145.74 in general funds for a claim by Interval International Inc.;
(C) $2,019.71 in general funds for a claim by Kailua Local Cab Inc.;
(D) $902.00 in general funds for a claim by Michael Shiira;
(E) $1,464.22 in general funds for a claim by Tamura Enterprises, Inc.;
(F) $275,000.00 in general funds for a settlement in the case of Frances Kaluhiwa v. State of Hawaii;
(G) $830,000.00 in general funds for a settlement in the case of Mary Chang, et al. v. State of Hawaii, et al.;
(H) $37,500.00 in general funds for a settlement in the case of Eric Yoshioka v. State of Hawaii; and
(I) $58,000.00 in general funds for a settlement in the case of Beth Bulgeron v. The Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission, et al.; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1277, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1277, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair |
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