STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2932

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2406

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2406, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to require that any contract entered into by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for the management of the Hawaii Convention Center also include marketing of the facility.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

Your Committee finds that requiring one entity to oversee both the management and marketing of the Hawaii Convention Center will help to increase government efficiency and ensure closer coordination between the use and advertisement of the Hawaii Convention Center.

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. 2406, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair