Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1806 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify that in relation to offenses against property rights, the definition of "hotel" means a structure in which a majority of tenants are roomers or boarders.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Hawaii Hotel Association and Maui Hotel Association.

Your Committee finds that under current law, this definition states that all tenants are roomers or boarders. This is rarely the case, because hotels frequently contain retail and food service tenants as well. As amended, this definition will reflect more accurately the current state of hotel operations.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism and Intergovernmental Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1806, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.