STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1292

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 992

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Tourism & International Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 992, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOURISM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is allow the Hawaii Tourism Authority (Authority) to focus its marketing efforts of the Hawaii Convention Center (Center) by authorizing the Authority to separately contract for the management of the Center, without having to include in the management contract a facility-marketing component.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority and Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association supported this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism & International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 992, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 992, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism & International Affairs,

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RICHARD H.K. ONISHI, Chair