Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Technology, to which was referred S.B. No. 2408 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate moneys to support the activities of PACON International, the Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology.

Your Committee received testimony in favor of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the National Director, President, and Chairman of PACON International.

Your Committee finds that the Department's involvement with PACON International has provided access to high-level officials in government ministries and private enterprise throughout Asia that has benefited the Ocean Resources Branch's ocean science and technology marketing program. Further, PACON International will match every dollar appropriated.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2408 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.