STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1946

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 629

S.D. 1

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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 629, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require contracts entered into by the Hawaii Tourism Authority for management of the Hawai‘i Convention Center facility to include marketing for all uses of the facility.

Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Marriot International, Hawaii Market. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 629, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair