STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1274

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 47
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred S.R. No. 47 entitled:

     "SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS,
     ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF
     JAPAN'S IMPORT BEHAVIOR TO ASSIST AND IMPROVE THE EFFORTS OF
     HAWAII'S BUSINESSES IN CONDUCTING BUSINESS WITH THAT
     COUNTRY,"

begs leave to report as follows:
     
     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct a study of
Japan's import behavior to assist and improve the efforts of
Hawaii's businesses in conducting business with that country.

     Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism
(DBED&T).

     Your Committee finds that there is a considerable variety of
information and assistance currently available on this topic, and
that as a result, DBED&T has been concentrating its efforts in
providing briefings and seminars with timely and relevant
Japanese market information not readily available elsewhere.
While your Committee is supportive of the current efforts of the
department, your Committee believes the collaborative activities
contained in this measure should be pursued.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.R. No. 47, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Economic
                                   Development,



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                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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