Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Science, Art and Technology, to which was referred S.B. No. 1334 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to extend the life of the Access Hawaii Committee (AHC), established pursuant to Act 292, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000, to provide continued oversight of the State's Internet portal management and related issues.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Accounting and General Services, the Office of Information Practices, and the Hawaii Information Consortium.

Your Committee finds that the AHC comprises a broad spectrum of state and county agencies possessing myriad data and performing government transactions that need to be coordinated through the State of Hawaii's Internet portal. Your Committee further finds that the AHC provides the necessary guidance to Hawaii's portal manager to enhance dissemination of information and access to government functions through electronic means.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Science, Art and Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1334 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.