STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1577

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   S.B. No. 992

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 992, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOURISM,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to allow the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) to focus its marketing efforts of the Hawaii Convention Center (Center) by authorizing HTA to separately contract for the management of the Center, without having to include in the management contract a facility-marketing component.

 

     HTA and Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association testified in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2030.

 

     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. 992, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 992, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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CHRIS LEE, Chair