Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism and Culture, to which was referred H.B. No. 662 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish a permanent public body known as the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame, headed by a Board of Directors (Board), and administratively attached to the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS). Among other things, this bill also establishes the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame Special Fund to support the operations of the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame and related facilities.

The Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame and a concerned citizen supported this measure. The Department of Budget and Finance opposed this measure. The Office of Information Practices offered comments.

Your Committee recognizes the value of promoting and preserving the accomplishments and history of sports in Hawaii and supports the statutory establishment of the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame as an attached body to DAGS.

Upon further review, your Committee has amended this measure by:

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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 662, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 662, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.