CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 105

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    S.B. No. 902

       S.D. 1

       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. 902, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,"

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 update various statutory provisions relating to the High Technology Development Corporation, including to:

     (1)  Change the name of the High Technology Development Corporation to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation;

     (2)  Change all references to "high technology" to "technology" in chapter 206M, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

     (3)  Repeal the Hawaii Software Service Center established within the High Technology Development Corporation because it has been unfunded for at least ten years.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that changing the High Technology Development Corporation's name aligns with the common practice of the public and the media to refer to the agency as the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation.  Your Committee on Conference also finds that with rapid advancements in telecommunication, the Internet, and automation, "high technology" is now simply referred to as "technology"; therefore, updating all references within chapter 206M, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from "high technology" to "technology" is appropriate.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that the Hawaii Software Service Center has been unfunded for at least ten years and is obsolete.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to upon approval; provided that the High Technology Development Corporation's name change takes effect on July 1, 2017.

     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. 902, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 902, S.D. 1, 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

____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair
____________________________ JAMES KUNANE TOKIOKA Co-Chair	____________________________ BREENE HARIMOTO Co-Chair
	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Co-Chair