STAND. COM. REP. NO. 846

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 42
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No.
42, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LIABILITY
     IMMUNITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to extend the sunset date of
Act 190, Session Laws of Hawaii 1996, which created the Task
Force on Beach and Water Safety, and to require the task force to
report to the legislature before every regular session.

     Your Committee finds that the Task Force on Beach and Water
Safety has been effective in advising the Chairperson of the
Board of Land and Natural Resources on the design and placement
of signs warning of extremely dangerous natural conditions in the
ocean off State or County beach parks.  Your Committee further
finds that the Task Force should be afforded additional time to
complete its work on the development of signs and a comprehensive
plan for warning of dangerous natural conditions in the ocean off
public beach parks.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, the
Office of the Mayor for the County of Maui, the Department of the
Corporation Counsel for the City and County of Honolulu, the
County Council for the County of Maui, the Office of the County
Attorney for the County of Kaua'i, and the Consumer Lawyers of
Hawaii.

 
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     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 S.B. No.
42, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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



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                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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