STAND. COM. REP. NO. 698-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1785

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1785, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOURISM GOVERNANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require and appropriate funds for the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study that identifies and analyzes alternative tourism governance systems and submit a report to the Legislature regarding potential tourism governance options for consideration.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance, State Procurement Office, and Legislative Reference Bureau.

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 H.B. No. 1785, H.D. 1, 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