HI HR49

Requests the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a comparative study of states on costs and methods of publicizing required statutory legal notices paid with public funds

Study must compare costs and methods across states, examine alternative media channels including television, radio, and Internet, and determine the most effective media for publishing legal notices

Addresses concerns about increased advertising costs for legal notices in Hawaii newspapers following the merger of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser into the Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Cites Pennsylvania's use of over 100 newspapers posting public notices on the Internet at no cost to local governments as a potential model

Requires Legislative Reference Bureau to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the Regular Session of 2015