STAND. COM. REP. NO. 484

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 821
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Tourism, to which was referred H.B. No.
821 entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to require the Convention Center
Authority (CCA) to allow local bookings if there are no out-of-
state bookings within a 60-day period of the date of the local
booking.

     Testimony in favor of this measure was received from the
Representative of the 42nd Representative District.  The CCA
testified in support of the bill's intent and provided comments
on the CCA's efforts to develop a policy for local use of the
convention center.  Hawaii Hotel Association (HHA) commented that
while HHA supports the intent of the bill, it recommends that the
committee hold the measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the legislative findings and clarifying the
          purpose of the bill; and

     (2)  Authorizing, rather than requiring, CCA to allow
          qualified local bookings at the convention center;
          provided there are no out-of-state bookings within a
          180-day period of the date of the local booking.


 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Tourism that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
821, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 821, H.D. 1, and
be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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



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                                   JERRY L. CHANG, Chair