STAND. COM. REP. 59

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 220

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism and Culture, to which was referred H.B. No. 220 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 allow the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) the right to appoint or retain attorneys, independent of the Department of the Attorney General (AG), to provide legal services for HTA.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by HTA. The AG opposed this measure.

Your Committee notes that while the AG is the primary agency responsible for rendering legal counsel and assistance for state agencies, HTA may benefit from the additional flexibility of having its own attorneys, who may be more highly specialized, more readily available, and better suited for HTA's unique needs.

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 H.B. No. 220 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

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

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair