Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Business and Economic Development and Tourism, to which was referred S.R. No. 87 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the Hawaii Tourism Authority to convene a work group of interested parties to examine the feasibility of hosting an international Pacific Asian Little League Baseball championship tournament in Hawaii.

Your Committees received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Tourism Authority. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism submitted comments regarding this measure.

Your Committees find that hosting a Little League Baseball tournament would have a positive impact on the State's economy and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle for our youth. The tournament also would generate good publicity, international media coverage, and reinforce Hawaii as a good visitor destination. The work group requested in this measure would provide helpful information regarding the feasibility of hosting such a tournament in the State.

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Business and Economic Development and Tourism that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 87, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 87, S.D. 1.