STAND. COM. REP. NO.  939

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 819

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 819, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIME,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to require the Family Court to waive jurisdiction and order a minor between 15 and 17 years of age, who is charged with murder in the first or second degree, to be held for criminal proceedings.

 

     The Honolulu Police Department and many concerned individuals supported this bill.  The Judiciary provided comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 819, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair