STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1576

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.R. No. 120
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

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

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE GOVERNOR PROCLAIM
     AUGUST 15 TO AUGUST 21, 1999, AS OFFICIAL YO-YO WEEK IN THE
     STATE OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to recognize the sport of
yo-yo play by requesting the Governor to proclaim August 15 to
August 21, 1999, as official Yo-Yo Week in the State.

     HPK Marketing and Team High Performance testified in support
of this measure.

     Due to the talents, professionalism, and energy of Hawaii's
skilled yo-yo competitors, most of them youths, Hawaii has taken
a preeminent role in exporting the sport of yo-yo play worldwide.
As a result of the sport's success, the top-notch marketing and
promotional efforts of yo-yo sponsors in the State, and Hawaii's
pool of young, talented yo-yo players, Hawaii will be the host of
the 1999 Bandai World Yo-Yo Competition from August 20-22, 1999.
Your Committee recognizes that this international competition
will not only highlight the best yo-yo competitors in the world
and this highly popular sport, but will also promote Hawaii and
be a boon to local tourism.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
resolution by:

 
 
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     (1)  Changing its title to read as follows:  "REQUESTING
          THAT THE GOVERNOR PROCLAIM AUGUST 15 TO AUGUST 21,
          1999, AS OFFICIAL YO-YO WORLD COMPETITION WEEK IN THE
          STATE OF HAWAII";

     (2)  Urging the Hawaii Tourism Authority to assist the
          coordinators of the 1999 Bandai World Yo-Yo Competition
          to facilitate the success of the event;

     (3)  Requesting that a copy of this resolution be
          transmitted to the Executive Director of the Hawaii
          Tourism Authority; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          clarity.

     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. 120, as
amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached
hereto as H.R. No. 120, H.D. 1.

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



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                                   JERRY L. CHANG, Chair