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 Energy, Environment, and International Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1503 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

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

Your Committees received comments from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

Your Committees find that youth baseball encourages healthy competition, teaches youth the advantages of teamwork, and promotes exercise, physical well-being, and a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. Your Committees believe that hosting an international youth baseball league tournament in Hawaii will promote tourism and bring national and international media attention throughout the State.

Your Committees have amended this measure by replacing references to "Little League baseball " with "youth baseball league."

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Business and Economic Development and Energy, Environment, and International Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1503, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1503, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Tourism.