STAND. COM. REP. NO.  410

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.B. No. 88

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 88 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION OF LAWS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to clarify the construction of Hawaii law by repealing the provision establishing that the terms "or" and "and" each have the meaning of the other.

 

     The Hawaii Insurers Council and two concerned individuals testified in opposition to this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by establishing that the dictionary definitions of the terms "or" and "and" will apply, except that if the context requires the term "or" may be construed to mean "and" or "or".

 

     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 H.B. No. 88, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 88, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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KARL RHOADS, Chair