STAND. COM. REP. NO. 134

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 221
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Tourism, to which was referred H.B. No.
221 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 require the Hawaii Tourism
Authority (HTA) to develop and complete a long-range policy plan
to the Legislature by January 1, 2000.  The bill also specifies
that the strategic tourism marketing plan implement the
recommendations of the long-range policy plan.

     The HTA testified in support of this bill and indicated that
it is in the process of preparing a Tourism Strategic Plan that
will include short-term strategies for the period 1999-2001;
long-term strategies for the period 2001-2005; product
development and diversification; and infrastructure and marketing
issues related to the future development of Hawaii's visitor
industry.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Requiring HTA to update the strategic tourism marketing
          plan every two years, rather than every three years;
          and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
          purpose of style.

 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Tourism that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
221, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 221, H.D. 1, and
be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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



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                                   JERRY L. CHANG, Chair