STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1269

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 47
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred S.C.R. No. 47 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE GOVERNOR TO
     ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A TOURISM MARKETING AND PROMOTION
     PLAN TO ATTRACT PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS OF THE 2000
     SUMMER OLYMPICS IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA TO HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:
     
     The purpose of this measure is to urge the Governor to
develop and implement a tourism marketing and promotion plan to
attract participants and spectators of the 2000 Olympic Games in
Australia to Hawaii.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA).

     Your Committee finds that HTA is working with the United
States Olympic Committee and the individual sports governing
bodies to attract qualifying and training activities centered
around the 2000 Summer Olympics.  Currently, those include the
U.S. Basketball Association, the National Volleyball Association
and the U.S. Swimming Association.

     Your Committee supports the HTA in its efforts to capitalize
on the opportunities that these and other Olympic related events
offer for Hawaii's economy.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.C.R. No. 47, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Economic
                                   Development,



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                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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