STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3561

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.C.R. No. 116
                                        H.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Education and Technology and Economic
Development, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 116, H.D. 1,
entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
     AN ADVISORY COUNCIL TO STUDY ISSUES RELATING TO ENCOURAGING
     AND ATTRACTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGH
     TECHNOLOGY BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH IN THE STATE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Governor's
Special Advisor for Technology Development to establish an
advisory council within the Office of the Governor to study
legal, economic, and other pertinent issues relating to
encouraging and attracting the development of public and private
high technology bioscience research to Hawaii.

     This measure requests the advisory council to submit a
report of its findings, recommendations, and any proposed
legislation to the Governor and the Legislature no later than
twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of
2001.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism,
Hawai'i Technology Trade Association, and Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
Oral testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Governor's Special Advisor for Technology Development and HTDC.


 
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     Your Committees find that it is important for Hawaii to
develop new and expand existing businesses in the State's
technology sectors.  Hawaii has strategic environmental, human,
and technological resources and capabilities which place it in a
position of global leadership.  In addition, Hawaii's diverse
land and ocean environments host a wide range of bioresources
that provide unique opportunities for research and
commercialization.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Education and Technology and Economic Development
that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the
intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 116, H.D. 1, and recommend that
it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education and
                                   Technology and Economic
                                   Development,



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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair          DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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