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HI SR48
Resolution
Status
3/9/2018
Primary Sponsor
Gil Keith-agaran
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AI Summary
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Urges the Hawaii Chapter of the American Judicature Society and the Hawaii State Bar Association to analyze and assess the role of the Judiciary within Hawaii's constitutional framework of government.
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Directs the analysis to include topics such as the political question doctrine, the Judiciary's interrelationship with the legislative and executive branches, and the Judiciary's role in ensuring a workable government.
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References the Hawaii Supreme Court's separation of powers doctrine from Trustees of Office of Hawaiian Affairs v. Yamasaki (1987), which establishes that the three branches should operate with "separateness but interdependence, autonomy but reciprocity."
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Requires certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Chapter of the American Judicature Society, the President of the Hawaii State Bar Association, the Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court, and the Governor.
Legislative Description
Urging The Hawaii Chapter Of The American Judicature Society And The Hawaii State Bar Association To Analyze And Assess The Role Of The Judiciary Within The Constitutional Framework Of Government In The State Of Hawaii.
Hawaii Chapter of the American Judicature Society
Last Action
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Kim.
4/23/2018