STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1489

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 112

      S.D. 1

      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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 112, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOURISM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to diversify Hawaii's visitor industry by appropriating funds for the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) to apply for a spaceport license from the Federal Aviation Administration.

     University of Hawaii at Hilo Conference Center, The Aerospace States Association, Hawaii Academy of Science, Hawaii Aerospace Advisory Committee, Enterprise Honolulu, Mars Institute, Real World Design Challenge, and numerous concerned individuals supported this measure.  DBEDT submitted comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 112, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair