HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, CULTURE, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Rep. Joey Manahan, Chair

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka, Vice Chair

Rep. Lyla B. Berg	Rep. Clift Tsuji
Rep. Isaac W. Choy	Rep. Glenn Wakai
Rep. Cindy Evans	Rep. Jessica Wooley
Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey	Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto
Rep. K. Mark Takai

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair

Senator Brickwood Galuteria, Vice Chair

Sen. Michelle Kidani	Sen. Sam Slom
Sen. Shan S. Tsutsui

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Friday, January 30, 2009
TIME:	10:15 AM
PLACE:	Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A (CHANGED)

The purpose of this informational briefing is to provide the Legislature with an update on the audit of the HTA and the status of tourism in Hawaii.  Invited participants include:

· Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA)

· Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB)

· Hawaii Convention Center (HCC)/ SMG Hawaii

No public testimony will be accepted.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6010 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-6010.

Selected meetings are broadcast live.  Check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the "Capitol TV" Web site at www.capitoltv.org OR call 550-8074.

________________________________________ Senator Clarence K. Nishihara Chair

________________________________________ Rep. Joey Manahan Chair