Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2859, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) to convene a working group to study the feasibility of an international equestrian facility in Hawaii to provide facilities and services for local residents and mainland and international visitors.

The Representative from the 4^th House District, Dillingham Ranch, and several individuals supported this bill. The Hawaii Quarter Horse Association supported the intent of this measure. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and HTA opposed this bill. Two individuals provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date to January 1, 2010, to encourage further discussion.

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 H.B. No. 2859, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2859, H.D. 2.