Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, to which was referred H.B. No. 551 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to include the Special Advisor for Technology Development (Special Advisor) under the Office of the Governor as a voting member on the following boards:

(1) The High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC);

Your Committee notes that the Special Advisor is charged with developing, coordinating, and implementing short- and long-range state policies and directions to enhance the development of high technology industries in Hawaii. By making the Special Advisor a board member on HTDC, HSDC, and NELHA, the Special Advisor would be better able to fulfill the charge to enhance high technology in the State.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, the Office of the Governor, and NELHA testified in support of this measure. HTDC testified in support of the intent of the measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 551 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.