STAND. COM. REP. NO.1350-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.C.R. No. 34

S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism and Culture, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 34, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A STUDY OF PRIVATE SECTOR SPENDING TO ADVERTISE AND PROMOTE HAWAII AS A VISITOR DESTINATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) to study the level and scope of private sector spending related to advertising and promotion of Hawaii as a visitor destination. Specifically, this measure:

(1) Requires that information be reported by sectors of the industry in order to preserve the confidentiality of the financial information;

(2) Requires the LRB to seek the assistance of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT), the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), and private organizations in conducting the study; and

(3) Requires the LRB to report its findings to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2003.

The DBEDT supported this measure. The HTA supported the intent of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism and Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 34, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism and Culture,

 

____________________________

JERRY CHANG, Chair