STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1338

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 545

      S.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts and Tourism, to which was referred S.B. No. 545, S.D. 2, entitled:

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

beg leave to report as follows:

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

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Hawaii Tourism Authority; Hawaiian Affairs Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii; Kamehameha Schools; and a concerned individual supported this measure.  PA‘I Foundation, Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association, Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, Kalihi Palama Hawaiian Civic Club, and a concerned individual supported the measure with amendments.

     Your Committees respectfully request that the proponents of this measure who testified that representatives of eight native Hawaiian organizations and entities be added to the existing membership of the temporary commission decide among themselves on which two should represent them on the commission.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts and Tourism that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 545, S.D. 2, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts and Tourism,

____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI, Chair

____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair