HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.R. NO.183        
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE RESOLUTION

REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE COST OF GREETING AIRPORT VISITORS WITH
   LEIS.



 1      WHEREAS, the legislature finds that with our lagging
 2 economy, visitors to Hawaii, whether from the United States
 3 mainland or from other countries, should be made to feel the
 4 special Aloha of Hawaii from the very moment that they set foot
 5 in the islands; and
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 7      WHEREAS, the lei is symbolic of Aloha, Hawaiian tradition
 8 and culture; and
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10      WHEREAS, presenting every visitor coming to Hawaii with a
11 lei is an excellent way to spread Aloha and promote tourism; and
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13      WHEREAS, the cost of presenting a flower lei to every new
14 arrival could be prohibitive; and 
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16      WHEREAS, returning residents, those visitors met by official
17 or commercial greeters, those met by families, and repeat
18 visitors do not need leis; and
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20      WHEREAS, sorting out these separate categories of arrivals
21 may pose additional challenges; now, therefore,
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23      BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
24 Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of
25 1999, that the department of business, economic development, and
26 tourism is requested to study the cost of presenting leis to
27 first-time visitors to Hawaii not otherwise met by greeters; and
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29      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study shall include
30 developing a method of identifying arriving visitors, returning
31 residents and visitors, as well as those visitors greeted by
32 others; and
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34      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this
35 Resolution be transmitted to the director of the department of
36 business, economic development and tourism and the governor.
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