STAND. COM. REP. NO. 93-05

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2368

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2368 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to guarantee public access to information concerning persons convicted of sexual offenses and crimes against children by proposing an amendment to Article I of the Hawaii State Constitution. This measure also gives the Legislature the authority to:

(1) Define what information constitutes registration information; and

(2) Provide for the manner in which public access to the registration information is obtained.

The state Attorney General, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, and Honolulu Police Department testified in support of this bill. The Office of the Public Defender and a concerned individual opposed the measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2368 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs,

 

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KEN ITO, Chair