STAND. COM. REP. NO. 91-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2497
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development and Business
Concerns, 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 establish 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.

     Testimony in support of this measure was provided by the
Governor's Special Advisor on Technology Development, the
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Department of
Accounting and General Services, and the Office of Information
Services.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2497 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 Economic
                                   Development and Business
                                   Concerns,



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                                   ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair