Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, to which was referred S.B. No. 2412, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate an unspecified amount of funds to extend the economic development program of the Small Business Development Center at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Funds are to be used primarily for consultants to expand the delivery of services to small business owners.

The Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network and the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board supported this measure.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism supported the intent of this bill.

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 S.B. No. 2412, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.