STAND. COM. REP. NO.  939-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2020

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2020, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to support small businesses in Hawaii by appropriating funds to the Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network to further its mission to create sustainable economic development through counseling, training, and research services to small businesses and entrepreneurs.

     The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2020, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair