THE SENATE

KA ‘AHA KENEKOA

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2024

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM

Senator Lynn DeCoite, Chair

Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Wednesday, October 23, 2024
TIME:	10:00AM
PLACE:	Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

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BUILDING HOURS: 7AM TO 5PM, MONDAY - FRIDAY

A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.

A G E N D A

The purpose of this informational briefing is for the committee to receive an overview of the current operations from the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA).

Agenda

1. Welcome and Introductory Remarks.

2. Overview of Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA).

· Daniel Nāhoʻopiʻi, Interim President & CEO

3. Roles and Responsibilities of the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board.

· Mufi Hannemann, Board Chair

4. Overview of Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau and Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement

· Aaron Sala, President & CEO

· Kūhiō Lewis, Chief Executive Officer

· Tyler Iokepa Gomes, Chief Administrator of Kilohana

5. Overview for the Hawaii Tourism Authority Budget for FB 2025 - 2027

6. Closing Remarks

No public testimony will be accepted.

The cable TV broadcast and/or live stream of this meeting will include closed captioning. If you require other auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., interpretive services (oral or written) or ASL interpreter), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 587-7226.

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Senator Lynn DeCoite

Chair

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Senator Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate