STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1493-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.R. No. 144
                                     H.D. 2




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.R. No.
144, H.D. 1, 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 to establish a transition plan to transfer the
functions and responsibilities of the Convention Center Authority
to the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by stating that the
responsibilities of operations and marketing of the Convention
Center, currently divided between two agencies could be
consolidated under one agency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 144,
H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the
form attached hereto as H.R. No. 144, H.D. 2.


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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair