STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1233

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.R. No. 240

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.R. No. 240 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE SCHOOL OF TRAVEL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA TO DEVELOP ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE TOURISM-RELATED CAPABILITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ECONOMIC RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DATA PORTAL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to assist travel and tourism industry professionals in their short- and long-term business planning and management by requesting the School of Travel Industry Management (TIM) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to develop enhancements for the tourism-related capabilities of the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) Data Portal.

     UHERO and TIM supported this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 240 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Tourism.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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SCOTT NISHIMOTO, Chair