STAND. COM. REP. 329

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 1601

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, to which was referred H.B. No. 1601 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide needed financial assistance to community-based entrepreneurs by appropriating funds for the Hawaii Community-based Economic Development Technical and Financial Assistance Program.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development, Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation, Empower Oahu, Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary, Empower North Shore Oahu, and many concerned citizens submitted testimony in support of this bill.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism supported the intent of this bill.

Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were made for purposes of clarity and style.

 

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. 1601, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1601, H.D. 1, 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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BRIAN SCHATZ, Chair