STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1018-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.C.R. No. 192

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 192 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND ASSESS HOW THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM MAY BE RESTRUCTURED AND ITS MISSION REDIRECTED,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to allow the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT), to more efficiently and effectively develop Hawaii's economy by establishing a task force to determine how to restructure DBEDT so that it offers strategic direction for business development and facilitates and serves as a clearinghouse for private economic development agencies.

     DBEDT commented on this concurrent resolution.

     Your Committee finds that, especially during these difficult economic times, efforts must be made to streamline and focus the efforts of the State's economic development agencies.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution to replace the reference to the Center of Excellence for Research in  Ocean Sciences with a reference to the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 192, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 192, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs,

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair