STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1383

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.R. No. 211

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 211 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO ESTABLISH OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP AND FOSTER INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to urge the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) to establish opportunities to develop and foster international relationships, both official and personal, between the State of Hawaii and the international community, including:

(1)  Developing, planning, and coordinating opportunities for the State, counties, business community, and other interested groups or individuals; and

(2)  Exploring opportunities to showcase Hawaii's arts, historic properties, and other items and places of cultural significance to the international community.

     DBEDT provided comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that the Hawaii Sister-State Committee is urged to establish opportunities to develop and foster international relationships;

     (2)  Amending its title to read: "URGING THE HAWAII SISTER-STATE COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP AND FOSTER INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS"; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 211, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 211, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on International Affairs,

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KAREN L. AWANA, Chair