STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1570

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 66

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism and Technology, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 66 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO CONVENE A GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SUMMIT IN 2020,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request that the Hawaii Tourism Authority convene a global artificial intelligence summit in 2020.

Your Committees received comments on this measure from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.

Your Committees find that the United States and other nations should examine the best ways to integrate and approach artificial intelligence to leverage its advantages and prepare against potential harm. Your Committees also find that due to its central Pacific location and close proximity to Asia, Hawaii is an ideal place to host a global summit on artificial intelligence. This measure requests that the Hawaii Tourism Authority and Hawaii Technology Development Corporation work together to convene a global artificial intelligence summit in 2020 to discuss innovations in artificial intelligence technologies and develop practical applications for those technologies.

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that the Hawaii Tourism Authority is to collaborate with the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to convene a global artificial intelligence summit in 2020; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism and Technology that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 66, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 66, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism and Technology,

________________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE, Chair

________________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Chair