STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1331-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.R. No. 4

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Tourism, to which was referred H.R. No. 4 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PRESERVE THE COUNTIES' SHARE OF THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Governor and Legislature to preserve the counties' share of the transient accommodations tax.

The Hawaii Tourism Authority, County of Hawaii, Hawaii State Association of Counties, and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 4, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 4, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism,

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TOM BROWER, Chair