STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1635

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.R. No. 112

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business, to which was referred H.R. No. 112 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO EXAMINE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF CREATING TWENTY-FOUR HOUR MARKETPLACES ACROSS THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to stimulate new business and development opportunities in Hawaii by establishing a task force within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to recommend potential viable locations and implementation strategies for proposed 24 hour-marketplaces across the state.

The Hawaii Small Business Development Network and several concerned individuals supported this measure.  One concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 112 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business,

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair