STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1400-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.C.R. No. 172

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 172 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM AND THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS TO SEEK AUTHORIZATION FROM THE UNITED STATES FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE AT THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY'S SCIENCE AND OCEAN TECHNOLOGY PARK AT KAILUA-KONA ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to help Hawaii's businesses compete in external markets by:

(1) Requesting the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) and the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) to continue their efforts in seeking authorization to establish a foreign-trade zone (FTZ) at NELHA's technology park in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; and

(2) Requesting the United States Foreign-Trade Zones Board to look favorably upon DBEDT and NELHA's application to establish an FTZ.

DBEDT and NELHA testified in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 172 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns,

 

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair