STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1209

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.C.R. No. 29

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committees on Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs and Technology and the Arts, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 29 entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES AND HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO CHOOSE A LOCATION FOR, BUILD, AND OPERATE AN INFORMATIONAL KIOSK FOR THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT OF HONOLULU,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the Department of Accounting and General Services and Hawaii Tourism Authority to choose a location for, build, and operate an informational kiosk for the public in the historic district of Honolulu.

 

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Historic Hawaii Foundation, and one individual.  Your Committees received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

 

     Your Committees find that the historical sites in downtown Honolulu offer significant cultural and educational experiences for visitors.  These sites are underappreciated, however, due to transportation difficulties in downtown Honolulu and limited marketing.  An informational kiosk would provide visitors with information and guidance on the numerous sites within the historic district of Honolulu to ensure that visitors have an enriching and positive experience.  Your Committees note concerns, however, regarding the feasibility of the Department of Accounting and General Services and Hawaii Tourism Authority to operate an informational kiosk. 

 

     Accordingly, your Committees have amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the language urging the Department of Accounting and General Services and Hawaii Tourism Authority to choose a location for, build, and operate an informational kiosk in the Historic District of Honolulu;

 

     (2)  Urging the Department of Accounting and General Services alone to convene a working group to choose a location for, build, and operate an informational kiosk within the Historic District of Honolulu;

 

     (3)  Replacing references to "historic district of Honolulu" and "heart of Honolulu's historic district" with "Hawaii Capital Historic District";

 

     (4)  Amending the title accordingly;

 

     (5)  Requesting that the working group include representatives from the Hawaii Tourism Authority, the City and County of Honolulu, and other interested private parties;

 

     (6)  Requesting that the Department of Accounting and General Services submit a report to the Legislature within six months of the adoption of this measure that contains the working group's plan for building, operating, and funding an informational kiosk in the Hawaii Capital Historic District; and

 

     (7)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs and Technology and the Arts that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 29, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 29, S.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs and Technology and the Arts,

 

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair

 

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BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA, Chair