STAND. COM. REP. NO. 708-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2497
                                     H.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
2497 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE INTERNET PORTAL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to increase electronic access
and commerce among Hawaii's residents, businesses, and government
entities.  This bill establishes the Access Hawaii Committee to
provide oversight of the portal manager who will be responsible
for managing and operating the Internet portal on behalf of the
State.  The Internet portal will allow Hawaii government agencies
to offer their services to citizens and businesses on the web at
no cost to the State.

     The Governor's Special Advisor on Technology Development,
the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and the
Department of Accounting and General Services testified in
support of this bill.  The Hawaii State Public Library System
supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Repealing the provisions of this bill on June 30, 2003;
          and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          purposes of clarity and style. 


 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2497, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2497, H.D. 1.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair