STAND. COM. REP. NO.  910

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 624

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 624, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PAROLE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide meaningful opportunities for offenders to reintegrate into society and demonstrate that they have the potential to function as law-abiding citizens by authorizing the Hawaii Paroling Authority to parole committed person to any county in the state where they will receive the greatest support to successfully reintegrate into the community.

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Community Alliance on Prisons, Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc., and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii Paroling Authority supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1) Changing its effective date to January 1, 2112, to promote further discussion; and

     (2) Making technical and nonsubstantive changes for the purpose of style and clarity.

     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. 624, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 624, H.D. 2.

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

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair