THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

 

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Brickwood Galuteria, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2013

TIME:

1.15 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The purpose of this decision making meeting is to insert substantive provisions into the following short form bill.  A public hearing will be scheduled at a later date, at which point testimony will be accepted.

 

SB 170

      Proposed SD1

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TOURISM.

Expands the powers and duties of the Hawaii Tourism Authority to include perpetuating the uniqueness of the native Hawaiian culture and community and the importance of the native Hawaiian culture and community to the quality of the visitor experience by ensuring that native Hawaiian culture is accurately portrayed by the visitor industry; that cultural practitioners and cultural sites that give value to Hawaii's heritage are supported; and that a native Hawaiian cultural education and training program is provided for the visitor industry workforce having direct contact with visitors.

[Proposed SD1]

 

Copies of the proposed SD 1 are available from the Senate Document Center and on the Legislature's website:  www.capitol.hawaii.gov.

THA

 

AS THIS IS A DECISION MAKING MEETING, NO TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

If you require auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e. ASL or foreign language interpreter, or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808)586-6741

 

 

 

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Senator Brickwood Galuteria

Chair