STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2942

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1780
                                        H.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred H.B. No. 1780, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONVENTION CENTER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to extend the life of the
Convention Center Authority (CCA) by repealing the expiration
date of the original Act, and to change to an unspecified date
the date when outstanding issues and problems must be addressed.

     Testimony in favor of this measure was submitted by two
members of the CCA board, Hawaii Hotel Association, Maui Hotel
Association, The Limtiaco Company, Pacific Marketing Corporation,
and three individuals.  The Hawaii Tourism Authority, Hawaii
Council of Associations of Apartment Owners, Yacht Harbor Towers,
Neighbors of the Ala Wai, and twenty individuals submitted
testimony in opposition.  The Department of Business, Economic
Development, and Tourism, McCully-Mo`ili`ili Neighborhood Board
No. 8, and two individuals submitted comments.

     Your Committee finds that extending the life of the CCA will
give the authority additional time to correct any remaining
unresolved problems and issues surrounding the operations of the
Convention Center.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose

 
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of H.B. No. 1780, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading and 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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