STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1087-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.R. No. 144
                                     H.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Tourism, to which was referred H.R. No.
144 entitled:

     "HOUSE 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 resolution is to request the Hawaii
Tourism Authority (HTA) to establish a transition plan to
transfer the functions and responsibilities of the Convention
Center Authority (CCA) to HTA.

     HTA, Hawaii Hotel Association, and Maui Hotel Association
testified in support of this measure.  The Department of
Business, Economic Development, and Tourism also testified in
support of the measure but with suggested amendments.  Comments
were submitted by CCA.

     Your Committee has amended this resolution by:

     (1)  Specifying that the transition plan include how HTA
          will carry out the community relations and marketing
          aspects of the Convention Center; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          clarity, consistency, and style.


 
 
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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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 144, as
amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 144,
H.D. 1.

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



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                                   JERRY L. CHANG, Chair