STAND. COM. REP. NO. 18-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2059

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism and Culture, to which was referred H.B. No. 2059 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:

(1) Increase the percentage of the Tourism Special Fund that is allocated for administrative expenses; and

(2) Decrease the percentage of the administrative expenses of the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) that is allocated to the compensation package of the Executive Director of HTA.

HTA and The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism commented on this measure.

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. 2059 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

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

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair