STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2115

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 992

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 992, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOURISM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority to contract separately for the management of the Hawaii Convention Center and for marketing for all uses of the Convention Center facility.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority testified in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 992, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair