STAND. COM. REP. NO. 707

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 629

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 629 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 contracts entered into by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for the management of the convention center facility also include marketing for the uses of the facility.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from two individuals.

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

Your Committee finds that combining the management and marketing contracts for the Hawaii Convention Center into one contract will help to ensure that the State receives the best value on the use of the moneys appropriated for the convention center.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure.

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. 629, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 629, S.D. 1.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair