STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1796-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.R. No. 207

      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 Tourism & Culture, to which was referred H.R. No. 207 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION STRONGLY URGING ENTITIES IN THE CRUISE INDUSTRY THAT OPERATE CRUISES VISITING THE STATE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE ONGOING STUDY ENTITLED THE HAWAII CRUISE INDUSTRY STUDY, INTENDED TO ASSESS THE CURRENT AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY ON EACH ISLAND AND THE STATE UNTIL THE YEAR 2018,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to support the ongoing study of the current and potential impacts of the cruise industry in Hawaii by urging the entities in the cruise industry to fully, and in good faith, participate with the study.

     The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and North West CruiseShip Association (NWCA) submitted comments.

     Upon further consideration and in light of testimony submitted on this matter, your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Specifying that all entities involved in the study, both public and private, work together in good faith towards its completion;

     (2)  Changing its title to read as follows:

          "STRONGLY URGING ALL ENTITIES INVOLVED IN THE STUDY, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, TO WORK TOGETHER IN GOOD FAITH TO COMPLETE THE ONGOING STUDY ENTITLED THE "HAWAII CRUISE INDUSTRY STUDY," INTENDED TO ASSESS THE CURRENT AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE CRUISE INDUSTRY ON EACH ISLAND AND THE STATE UNTIL THE YEAR 2018.";

     (3)  Deleting the provisions that reference the cruise industry's lack of cooperation and participation with the ongoing study;

     (4)  Clarifying that Module 1 of the ongoing study has been completed in draft form;

     (5)  Including NWCA in the list of entities to receive a copy of the measure; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism & Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 207, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 207, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism & Culture,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair