Report Title:

Information Practices; Hawaii Convention Center

Description:

Exempts booking business records of the Hawaii convention center from the freedom of information law under certain circumstances. (SD2)

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2395

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

S.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO INFORMATION PRACTICES.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 201B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§201B-   Hawaii convention center licensees records; confidentiality. (a) Booking business records relating to Hawaii convention center licensees shall not be subject to disclosure under chapter 92F until ten days after the event has occurred when requested by a potential licensee, and disclosure may result in:

(1) Disclosure of a potential licensee's confidential business information or propriety information; or

(2) The loss of a convention center booking.

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to disclosure to the legislature.

(c) Booking business records for an event may be disclosed when an event is cancelled.

(d) As used in this section, "booking business records" means the company name, address, and contact; event program contents; event schedules; exhibitor lists; confidential business information; and description of the Hawaii convention center's offer, rent, discounts, and subsidies."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.