STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1367-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2092

      S.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2092, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to include knowingly making a false statement to a county inspector in the course of the inspector's investigation under the misdemeanor offense of unsworn falsification to authorities.

 

     The City and County of Honolulu Councilmember representing District 5, City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting, Save Oahu's Neighborhoods, UNITE HERE Local 5, Board of Directors of the Aina Haina Community Association, Keep it Kailua, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, and many individuals testified in support of this measure.  An individual testified in opposition.  The Department of the Attorney General provided comments.

 

     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. 2092, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

 

 

 

 

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair