STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1537

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.C.R. No. 29

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 29, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO CHOOSE A LOCATION FOR, BUILD, AND OPERATE AN INFORMATIONAL KIOSK FOR THE PUBLIC IN THE HAWAII CAPITAL HISTORIC DISTRICT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the Department of Accounting and General Services to convene a working group to choose a location for, build, and operate an informational kiosk for the public in the Hawaii Capital Historic District.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Tourism Authority.  The Department of Accounting and General Services submitted written comments.

 

     Your Committee finds that the Hawaii Capital Historic District contains an array of unique historic sites, each pivotal to the social and political legacy of the State.  These historic sites, including Iolani Palace, the State Capitol Building, and the Kamehameha Statue, are important visitor destinations for tourists and residents alike.  However, your Committee also finds that, due to funding constraints and advertisement costs, many of the nonprofit foundations that support these historic sites cannot afford sufficient publicity for their exhibits and presentations.  Your Committee believes that an information kiosk could assist the nonprofit foundations that support these historic sites by providing a greater public understanding of the historic trajectory of Hawaii and its significance to national and international affairs.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Urging the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, rather than the Department of Accounting and General Services, to convene the working group; and

 

     (2)  Including the Department of Accounting and General Services among the entities that are requested to be members of the working group.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 29, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 29, S.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair