STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 269
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2023
RE: H.B. No. 1239
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Tourism, to which was referred H.B. No. 1239 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOURISM,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association and Kohala Coast Resort Association. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.
Your Committee finds that the tourism industry is one of the State's top economic drivers and a significant generator of revenue. However, your Committee notes that public discourse and perception have grown more critical of the increasing number of visitors and its impact on the State's resources and residents. Your Committee believes that the importance of the tourism industry on the State's revenue and the need to address public concern necessitate establishing a cabinet-level position to coordinate efforts among the tourism industry, government agencies, and the community.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1239, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1239, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism,
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____________________________ SEAN QUINLAN, Chair |
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