STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1306

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 775
                                     S.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Tourism, to which was referred S.B. No.
775, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ACTIVITY PROVIDERS AND
     ACTIVITY DESKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to prohibit activity desks from
receiving unauthorized compensation as a condition for selling
the goods or services of a specific activity provider more than
another by allowing activity providers to bring suit against
either an activity desk or activity provider to enjoin them from
making or receiving unauthorized payments, allowances, rebates,
refunds, commissions, or unearned discounts that are not
available to other activity desks upon like terms or conditions.

     The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Hawaii
Activities and Tours Association, and the Activity Owners
Association of Hawaii commented on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Tourism that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
775, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.


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



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                                   JERRY L. CHANG, Chair