STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1090

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 992

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 992 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOURISM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the Hawaii Tourism Authority to separately contract for the management of the Hawaii Convention Center.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association.

Your Committee finds that under current law, management contracts for the Hawaii Convention Center must also include the marketing of all uses of the facility. By separating the management of the convention center from the marketing component, this measure will allow the Hawaii Tourism Authority to centralize sales efforts to a single point of contact.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 992, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 992, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair