STAND. COM. REP. NO.999

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 274

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism and Culture, to which was referred S.B. No. 274, S.D. 1, 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:

(1) Require the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) to establish a registry of groups of Hawaii residents who travel to out-of-state destinations to promote and market Hawaii as a tourist destination; and

(2) Authorize the HTA to enter into agreements with and award grants to these groups.

HTA testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that establishing a tourism registry to promote and market the State Hawaii would enhance the State's marketing efforts by taking a community approach to promote Hawaii as a visitor destination.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Deleting the exemption from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code for any agreement that does not exceed $10,000;

(2) Allowing HTA to provide funding to groups in the Hawaii Tourism Agency in accordance with standards adopted by HTA under chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, style, and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism and Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 274, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 274, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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JERRY CHANG, Chair