STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1014-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: S.B. No. 2394
S.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 S.B. No. 2394, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the responsibilities of the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) by:
(1) Clarifying that HTA has a duty to create a vision and develop a long-range strategic plan for tourism in Hawaii;
(2) Requiring HTA to update their tourism
marketing plan every year; and
(3) Specifying other niche markets, such as wellness, agriculture, and nature tourism, which are included with technology tourism in the group of new products whose development by the counties and the public and private sectors is to be coordinated by HTA.
The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and HTA testified in support of this bill.
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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2394, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism and Culture,
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____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Chair |
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