STAND. COM. REP. NO. 60

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 880

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Economic Development and Taxation, to which was referred S.B. No. 880 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE MUSEUM OF HAWAIIAN MUSIC AND DANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to establish the museum of Hawaiian music and dance committee to determine the appropriate type of institution that should be established, its location, possible financing mechanisms, and to complete an initial business plan for the museum.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

     Your Committee finds that the establishment of a museum of Hawaiian music and dance would provide a focus and a gathering place for the many aspects of Hawaiian culture.

     Such a facility is long overdue, and it is the intent of your Committee to provide financial support for the work of the museum of Hawaiian music and dance committee.

     Your Committee notes that in discussions on this measure, concerns were raised that the scope of the committee's mandate may require funding beyond the cost sharing between the Hawaii Tourism Authority, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, as required under section 2(b) of this measure.  Your Committee believes the issue merits further discussion, regarding both costs and the financial responsibilities of the agencies.

     Your Committee has amended the measure accordingly, by:

     (1)  Appropriating an unspecified amount to the Hawaii Tourism Authority to assist the committee; and

     (2)  Making nonsubstantive, technical amendments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Taxation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 880, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 880, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development and Taxation,

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair