STAND. COM. REP. NO. 445

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 472

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism & Culture, to which was referred H.B. No. 472 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to include the Executive Director of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (HSFCA), or the Director's designated representative, as an ex officio nonvoting member of the Board of Directors (Board) of the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA).

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, HSFCA, and HTA supported this bill.

Your Committee recognizes that HTA's strategic initiative for tourism product development includes the development of a diverse and quality tourism product. Moreover, your Committee finds that tourists are focusing on specific interests such as culture and the arts when making their destination decisions. Thus, the addition of the Executive Director of HSFCA to the Board of HTA provides an opportunity for collaboration in the development and promotion of Hawaii's unique and diverse artistic and cultural attractions.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism & Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 472 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair