THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2007
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COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair |
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Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair |
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Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 8, 2007 |
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TIME: |
1:15 pm |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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SB795 |
RELATING TO BUILDING CODES Requires the department of accounting and general services to establish a state building code that includes hurricane resistive criteria that incorporates building code plans from each county. |
IGM/TSG, WAM |
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SB679 |
RELATING TO EMERGENCIES Allows the Hawaii tourism authority to request the governor to declare that a tourism emergency exists. Authorizes tourism authority to implement emergency measures to respond to an emergency. Establishes the Hawaii tourism emergency trust fund. |
TSG/IGM, WAM |
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SB889 |
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION Authorizes department of accounting and general services to implement payroll deduction for state employees who wish to buy city and county of Honolulu bus passes. Requires coordination with the city and county of Honolulu. |
TSG/IGM |
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SB1249 |
RELATING TO LIQUOR Establishes a condominium hotel class of liquor license. |
TSG/IGM, CPH |
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SB1790 |
RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX |
TSG/IGM, EDT, WAM |
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SB883 |
RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX Requires that two per cent of each county's transient accommodations tax revenue collections be used for tourism promotions and visitor industry enhancements. |
TSG/IGM, EDT, WAM |
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SB1628 |
RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX Imposes a transient accommodations tax surcharge on hotels converting to time shares or condominiums in an amount equal to fifty per cent of the average of the previous two years of transient accommodation tax revenues collected by the hotel. The surcharge tax shall be assessed and levied against the owner of the hotel prior to the conversion. |
TSG, EDT, WAM |
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SB1993 |
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Establishes the tourism training curriculum committee. Creates a new tax credit for a tourism training facility. Creates a new tax credit for digital media and performing arts. Repeals the Ko Olina tax credit. Appropriates funds. |
TSG, EDT, WAM |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
Persons wishing to testify should submit 30 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 213, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6729.
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________________________________________ Senator Lorraine R. Inouye Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator Clarence K. Nishihara Chair |
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