STAND. COM. REP. NO. 258-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2459
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which
was referred H.B. No. 2459 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII TELECOMMUNICATIONS
     AND INFORMATION ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to repeal the Hawaii
Telecommunications and Information Industries Act, chapter 206P,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, because the organization established by
that Act has been abolished.

     The purpose of the Hawaii Information Network Corporation,
also known as HAWAII INC., was to encourage the development and
growth of the information industry in Hawaii in accordance with
sound business principals and practices.  Effective July 1, 1995,
the organization was not funded and has ceased operations.  There
are no plans to re-establish HAWAII INC.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
Department of Budget and Finance.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce that are attached
to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 2459 and recommends that it pass Second
Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.


 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Consumer
                                   Protection and Commerce,



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                                   RON MENOR, Chair