CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 94

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    S.B. No. 545

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 545, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to establish a temporary commission to plan for the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts to be held in Honolulu from June 11 to June 27, 2020.

     Your Committee finds that the Festival of Pacific Arts will place Hawaii in the spotlight, bringing attention to the State's creative arts economy while also providing the opportunity for cultural exchange to advance topics of global relevance.  The festival will bring together delegations from approximately twenty-seven Pacific island nations for events, activities, and performances.  By highlighting Hawaii's arts, culture, design, and music, the festival will help position the State as a hub of creative and cultural importance in the Pacific.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Adding an additional community member to the commission and providing the Governor with flexibility by clarifying that it is preferable that the two community members of the commission have experience in cultural and international festivals;

     (2)  Changing the commission reporting requirement to twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2018 rather than twenty days prior to the regular sessions of 2018, 2019, and 2020;

     (3)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $500,000 for fiscal year 2017-2018 from the general revenues of the State of Hawaii for the commission to plan for the Festival of Pacific Arts to be held in Honolulu from June 11 to June 27, 2020;

     (4)  Removing the proviso to repeal this measure on June 30, 2022;

     (5)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2017; and

     (6)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 545, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 545, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ KEN ITO Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Chair
____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair
____________________________ DANIEL HOLT Co-Chair	____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH Co-Chair