STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1299

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1334

      S.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1334, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAIIAN MUSIC AND DANCE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to establish and provide for the development, operation, and management of a Museum for Hawaiian Music and Dance (Museum) by:

 

(1)  Authorizing the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SPCA), in coordination with the Department of Accounting and General Services, to contract with a nonprofit entity to develop, operate, and manage the Museum;

 

(2)  Specifying the duties and powers of the nonprofit entity;

 

(3)  Requiring SFCA to establish a Design Advisory Committee to advise the nonprofit entity on the development, operation, and management of the Museum; and

 

(4)  Appropriating funds from the State's general revenues to finance the design and an environmental assessment related to construction of the Museum.

 

     The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and several concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Kaka'ako Makai Community Planning Advisory Council supported the intent of this bill.  The Department of Accounting and General Services testified in opposition to the measure.  Comments were provided by the Hawai'i Tourism Authority.

 

     Your Committee finds that the living museum established by this measure will not only draw more visitors to our islands, but will also enrich our community by providing a center to perpetuate and preserve Hawaiian music and dance, through education, practice, and performance.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1334, S.D. 2, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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MELE CARROLL, Chair