STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1115

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 697

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 S.B. No. 697 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AEROSPACE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to enhance the continuity of the Hawaii Aerospace Advisory Committee by extending the terms of Aerospace Advisory Committee members from two years to four years.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and an individual testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee notes that Committee discussion raised the issue of whether the staggering of terms, given the extension of aerospace advisory committee member terms from two to four years, could be handled by the Governor administratively.  Should the Committee on Finance consider this measure, your Committee respectfully requests that this issue be considered.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 697 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair