Bill Text: HI HCR273 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: UH School of Travel Industry Management
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-29 - (H) Resolution adopted in final form. [HCR273 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2011-HCR273-Amended.html
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE SCHOOL OF TRAVEL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA TO DEVELOP ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE TOURISM-RELATED CAPABILITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ECONOMIC RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DATA PORTAL AND EVALUATE WAYS TO BRING GREATER EFFICIENCIES TO THE WAY TOURISM-RELATED DATA IS STORED AND MONITORED.
WHEREAS, tourism continues to be one of the largest and most significant sectors of Hawaii's economy; and
WHEREAS, the travel industry, a vital component of the tourism sector, is highly price-sensitive and subject to domestic and international economic performance; and
WHEREAS, the volatile nature of the travel and tourism industries requires that professionals in these industries have a clear understanding of market data and trends and how to use such data and trends in short- and long-term strategic business planning and management; and
WHEREAS, the School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa has an international reputation of producing hospitality, tourism, and travel management professionals equipped to take on the challenges of Hawaii's tourism sector; and
WHEREAS, the knowledge and expertise of faculty within the School of Travel Industry Management means that the School is ideally suited to provide additional market analysis tools to assist industry professionals in making strategic business decisions; and
WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization Data Portal's menu-driven interface and wide array of economic and social indicators are an ideal platform for travel industry professionals to access relevant data to aid in such short- and long-term strategic business planning and decision-making; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2011, the Senate concurring, that the School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa is requested to develop enhancements for the tourism-related capabilities of the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization Data Portal; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these enhancements include:
(1) A broad cross-section of relevant variables, including visitor origin data based on established major markets, to provide a complete picture of the various aspects of the travel industry;
(2) The development of additional analytical capabilities for tourism-related data;
(3) Additional graphical display options for available data analyses;
(4) The capability to display visitor data trends at the state and county levels;
(5) The presentation of micro-level trends; and
(6) The inclusion of data on visitor attendance at major attractions, including National Park sites; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the School of Travel Industry Management develop an online tutorial and provide regular in-person training seminars to visitor industry professionals on how to use the Data Portal to assist in decision-making; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and the Hawaii Tourism Authority are requested to work together to examine ways to consolidate the data portals currently used to store and monitor tourism-related data in order to:
(1) Prevent the duplication of services;
(2) Eliminate wasteful spending that occurs at the taxpayers' expense; and
(3) Ensure that the data is stored and monitored in the most effective and cost-efficient manner for the State of Hawaii; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the School of Travel Industry Management submit a report on the progress of this project to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2012 Regular Session; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and the Hawaii Tourism Authority submit a report, summarizing their findings and recommendations to consolidate the data portals currently used to store and monitor tourism-related data in an effective and cost-efficient manner that prevents the duplication of services and saves taxpayer money, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2012 Regular Session; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Dean of the School of Travel Industry Management, the Hawaii Tourism Authority, and Executive Director of the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization.
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