Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism and Culture, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 138 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to preserve the competitiveness and health of Hawaii's largest industry.

Testimony in support of this measure was received by the Hawaii Hotel Association, Textron Systems Kauai, and Maui Economic Development Board, Inc. Comments were received from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, the Hawaii Tourism Authority, and the Department of Taxation.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, style, and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism and Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 138, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 138, H.D. 1.