STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2618

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 3032
                                        S.D. 2




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 3032, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish a center for Asian-
Pacific infrastructure development in the Department of Business,
Economic Development, and Tourism.

     Your Committee finds that Hawaii's residents have emotional
and cultural ties with the Pacific and Asian communities that
could align our businesses with businesses in these countries.
Infrastructure development can be a business opportunity that
takes advantage of these ties in terms of management style,
language, and custom.  Especially with the advent of ecommerce,
ebusiness, and etelecommunications, Hawaii could have many
important things to offer a center for Asian-Pacific
infrastructure development.  This measure will serve to promote
this end.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the
appropriation to an unspecified amount for purposes of promoting
further discussion.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
3032, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3032, S.D.
2.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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