THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2010
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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 |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 |
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2:45 PM |
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Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A M E N D E D A G E N D A
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RELATING TO ACTIVITY DESKS. Establishes recordkeeping requirements for client trust accounts held by activity desks. Requires activity desk registration numbers to be included on advertising and promotional material. Prohibits an activity desk from failing to obtain full payment for activities later than three business days after the time activity reservations are booked or placed with the activity provider, unless direct payment to the provider is arranged. Requires an activity desk to hold sums paid to an activity desk for activities furnished by an activity provider, in trust for the person making the payment and the activity provider. Increases the maximum bond or letter of credit requirement for activity desks to $250,000. Effective January 1, 2112. (HB2417 HD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Authorizes the Hawaii Tourism Authority to maintain the confidentiality of competitively sensitive information. Preserves certain autonomy provisions of Act 58, SLH 2004. Requires quarterly reports. Effective January 1, 2112. (HB2445 HD2)
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[Measure deleted on 03-09-10] |
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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:
· 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.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· 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.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 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 testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6728.
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________________________________________ Senator Clarence K. Nishihara Chair |
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