STAND. COM. REP. NO.54

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 445

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, to which was referred H.B. No. 445 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PACON INTERNATIONAL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to support the activities of the Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology International(PACON International), provided that PACON International matches the appropriation dollar-for-dollar.

PACON International and a concerned individual submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill.

Your Committee commends PACON International for organizing and hosting major international conferences featuring internationally prominent scientists, technologists, and policy makers dedicated to marine science, technology, and policy in the Pacific Basin. These conferences provide members of the Pacific Basin community with the opportunity to share state-of-the-art research and technology.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 445 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 Economic Development and Business Concerns,

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LEI AHU ISA, Chair