Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 44, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide further economic relief and otherwise assist airport concessionaires affected by the economic downturn caused by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001

HMSHost-Hawaii, Meadow Gold Dairies, Airport Electronics, Inc., Corporate Services International, Inc., Hawaiian Host, Inc., Maui Divers of Hawaii, Kona Joe Coffee, LLC, DFS Hawaii, Hansen Foodservice, Condor, LLC, Island Shoppers, Inc., Merchandising Solutions, LLC, Mountain Apple Company, KOP Distributors, and Armstrong Produce Co., submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Sub-Committee for Relief and Legislative Affairs of the Airports Concessionaires Committee, ANC Rental Corporation, JN Truck & Car Rental, Avis Rent A Car, Dollar Rent A Car, and Standard Parking submitted testimony in support of this bill with amendments. The Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Transportation, and Airlines Committee of Hawaii submitted testimony in opposition to this bill.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 44, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 44, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.