STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3535

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.C.R. No. 164
                                        H.D. 2




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred H.C.R. No. 164, H.D. 2, entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM
     AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A TRANSITION PLAN TO TRANSFER THE
     FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONVENTION CENTER
     AUTHORITY TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Hawaii Tourism
Authority to establish a transition plan, including proposed
legislation, to transfer the functions and responsibilities of
the Convention Center Authority to the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

     Testimony in favor of this measure was submitted by the
Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) and two members of the Convention
Center Authority (CCA).

     Your Committee finds that the CCA has completed its primary
purpose, to approve the proposed convention center development
plan and to supervise all development within that plan.  With the
creation of the HTA in 1998, there is now an opportunity to bring
the ongoing operations and marketing of the CCA under one entity,
the HTA.  This measure would ensure an orderly transition to the
HTA for the long term operations of the CCA through a transition
plan, as recommended by the Auditor in the most recent audit of
the CCA.  Your Committee finds such a transition plan to be a
prudent next step in ensuring the success of a resource of
considerable importance to the people of Hawaii.

 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 164, H.D. 2, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Economic
                                   Development,



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                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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