Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 38, H.D. 2, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation to the Hawaii tourism special fund to implement an integrated marketing plan.

After further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to revert its language to the original measure, S.B. No. 38, to allow the Hawaii Tourism Authority (Authority) to hire its own attorneys. The House Conferees believe that another measure in conference may be a more appropriate vehicle to make the appropriation.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the responsibilities of the Authority, particularly with regard to negotiating complex contracts, require specialized legal expertise and the services of an attorney able to focus attention exclusively on the legal needs of the Authority. With the staggering work demands on the Attorney General, your Committee on Conference finds that the expediency required by the work of the Authority necessitates that it have its own attorneys.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 38, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 38, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.