Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 41 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase public access to information concerning government contracts.

This bill requires that all subcontracts and partnership agreements entered into by a contractor using public funds be available for public inspection as provided in chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Uniform Information Practices Act.

Your Committee finds that this measure will ensure openness and government accountability to the public.

Your Committees on Tourism and Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations received testimony in support of this bill from the Office of Information Practices and the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 41 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.