CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 170

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    H.B. No. 1352

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1352, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO PLAN FOR THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF HAWAII STATEHOOD,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to establish the Fiftieth Anniversary of Statehood Commission to plan and coordinate various activities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Hawaii's admission to statehood.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the condition that the members selected by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Governor represent certain specified sectors of the community;

     (2)  Changing the funding source for the appropriation from general funds to the Tourism Special Fund (TSF) and appropriating $100,000 out of the TSF to be expended by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for the purposes of this bill; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1352, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1352, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair
____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair	____________________________ JOEY MANAHAN, Co-Chair