THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON TOURISM |
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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair |
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Senator Brickwood Galuteria, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
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2:45 PM |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Repeals the cap on transient accommodations tax deposits to the convention center enterprise special fund and changes the percentage amount of revenue deposited into the tourism special fund.
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TSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO TOURISM. Makes technical amendment to tourism law regarding development of measures of effectiveness.
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TSM |
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RELATING TO TOURISM EMERGENCY. Adds a national or global economic crisis to situations considered a tourism emergency. Requires, in addition to the governor's declaration of the existence of a tourism emergency, the governor's express approval and direction before action may be taken.
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TSM |
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RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Provides a vehicle to increase the TAT to pay for culturally-related programs.
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TSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Requires that not less than % of moneys allocated to the tourism special fund from the transient accommodations tax be used for tourism product development.
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TSM, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 213, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at TSMTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6970.
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________________________________________ Senator Clarence K. Nishihara Chair |
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