STAND. COM. REP. NO.  414

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1584

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on International Affairs and Economic Revitalization & Business, to which was referred H.B. No. 1584 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO FOSTER INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to establish a permanent commission to explore opportunities for fostering international relationships, particularly when large international events are held in the State, beginning with the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference taking place in Honolulu in November 2011.

 

     Several individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism supported the intent of this bill.  The Hong Kong-Hawaii Chamber of Commerce provided comments.

 

     Your Committees have amended this bill by changing its effective date to February 20, 2022, to encourage further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on International Affairs and Economic Revitalization & Business that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1584, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1584, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on International Affairs and Economic Revitalization & Business,

 

 

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair

 

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KAREN L. AWANA, Chair