STAND. COM. REP. NO. 138-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2935
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was
referred H.B. No. 2935 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LODGING OR TENEMENT HOUSES,
     HOTELS, AND BOARDINGHOUSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the issuance of a
county business license to operate lodging or tenement houses,
hotels, and boardinghouses.  This measure also repeals the $10
annual license fee.

     The Department of Customer Services of the City and County
of Honolulu testified in support of this measure.

     Lodging or tenement houses, hotels, and boardinghouses are
regulated by both the Department of Health and county departments
regulating building and zoning codes.  Your Committee finds that
requiring the issuance of a county business license in addition
to other regulatory processes is unnecessary government
regulation.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Human Services and Housing that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 2935 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.


 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Human Services
                                   and Housing,



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                                   DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair