HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
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Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi, Chair |
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Rep. James Kunane Tokioka, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Romy M. Cachola |
Rep. Takashi Ohno |
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Rep. Isaac W. Choy |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Gene Ward |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017 |
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9:30 AM |
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Conference Room 429 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Requires the governor to appoint six Hawaii tourism authority board of directors' members within ninety days of receiving lists of nominees from the president of the senate and from the speaker of the house of representatives. Requires the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives to appoint those members if the vacancy continues after ninety days. Requires that executive meeting minutes be available to any legislator upon request. Requires that information relating to market plans and strategies discussed at executive session be disclosed after the execution of the market plans and strategies. Requires the Hawaii tourism authority to report, at least twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, summary descriptions and planned and actual expenditures of contracts and agreements entered into by the authority and a detailed annual budget for the authority for a two-year period covering the current and immediately preceding fiscal years to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, president of the senate, and chairs of legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over tourism or financial oversight. Requires that authority expenditures of more than $50,000 be approved by the board of directors. Repeals the authority's exemption from chapter 103D. Requires the authority to apply rules established pursuant to chapter 103D or create their own rules pursuant to chapter 91 that would supersede the rules of chapter 103D for competitive bidding for certain contracts. Requires that the authority establish an advisory group that meets monthly. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi Chair |
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