Sen. Roz Baker and Rep. Bob Herkes will convene an informational briefing at 9 a.m. Thursday (Jan. 19) in Capitol Room 325.

Here’s why: “The purpose of the information briefing is to receive the 2012 report of the Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force and to discuss the methodology, findings and recommendations from the Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force. Legislation recommended by the Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force will be discussed in noticed hearings after the 26th Legislature Convenes. The report of the Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force may be reviewed at http://lrbhawaii.info/reports/legrpts/2012/mort.pdf.

Herkes, by the way, has responded to recent criticism of Act 48, the mortgage foreclosure bill passed last session.

Roz Baker, Neil Abercrombie, Bob Herkes, May 6, 2011.

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