STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1512

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   S.B. No. 283

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 283, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to clarify the qualification and term limit requirements for the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Tourism Authority.  Specifically, this measure:

 

(1)  Amends the subject-matter knowledge and experience qualifications for at least six members of the Board to include knowledge, experience, and expertise in the area of accommodations;

 

(2)  Deletes the requirement of subject-matter knowledge in the areas of visitor industry management, marketing, and promotion;

 

(3)  Provides for coordination between the Governor and the Senate President or Speaker of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, to ensure that appointments to fill vacancies are made in accordance with required subject-matter knowledge and experience qualifications; and

 

(4)  Makes various nonsubstantive housekeeping amendments.

 

     The Hawaii Tourism Authority supported this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 283, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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KARL RHOADS, Chair