STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1076-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.C.R. No. 86

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism and Culture, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 86 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE HAWAII CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN PROMOTING HAWAII AND ITS PRODUCTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution to request a pilot program to support the efforts of the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce of Northern California in promoting Hawaii and its products.

The Hawaii Food Industry Association, Lee & Associates, Inc., and Myers Development Company supported this measure. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) and the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) supported the intent of this measure. The Hawaii Chamber of Commerce of Northern California (HCCNC) supported this measure with amendments.

Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Requesting that DBEDT and HTA work to implement a one-year pilot program, in conjunction with HCCNC, if such pilot program is found to be desirable and feasible; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 86, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 86, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism and Culture,

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair