STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1252

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.R. No. 70

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Tourism, to which was referred H.R. No. 70 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY WITH COOPERATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE HAWAII VISITORS AND CONVENTION BUREAU TO IMPROVE MARKETING AND VISITOR INFORMATION STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT DISABLED TRAVELERS TO HAWAII,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to expand Hawaii's tourism market by requesting the Hawaii Tourism Authority to cooperate with the Department of Health and Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau to improve marketing and visitor information strategies to attract travelers with disabilities to Hawaii, including by designating the month of October for a particular emphasis on awareness and marketing outreach.

 

     The Disability and Communication Access Board and The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii supported this measure with amendments.  The Hawaii Tourism Authority supported the intent of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing references to "disabled traveler" or similar terms to "traveler with a disability" or other people-first terms;

 

     (2)  Adding the Director of Health and Executive Director of the Disability and Communication Access Board to the list of people who are to receive a certified copy of the resolution;

 

     (3)  Adding language to include the establishment of disabled history awareness initiatives in Travelers with  Disabilities Month awareness activities; and

 

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

    

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 70, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Health in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 70, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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TOM BROWER, Chair