Bill Text: HI SB170 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Tourism; Hawaii Tourism Authority; Native Hawaiian Culture

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-03-21 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Belatti, Say excused (2). [SB170 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2013-SB170-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO. 454

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 170

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 170 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOURISM,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to amend the law relating to tourism.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting its contents and replacing it with language that will expand the powers and duties of the Hawaii Tourism Authority to include perpetuating the uniqueness of the native Hawaiian culture and community and the importance of the native Hawaiian culture and community to the quality of the visitor experience by ensuring that:

 

     (1)  Native Hawaiian culture is accurately portrayed by the visitor industry;

 

     (2)  Cultural practitioners and cultural sites that give value to Hawaii's heritage are supported; and

 

     (3)  A native Hawaiian cultural education and training program is provided for the visitor industry workforce having direct contact with visitors. 

 

     As this measure moves forward during the legislative process, your Committee encourages the Hawaii Tourism Authority to submit testimony addressing the feasibility and implementation of a native Hawaiian cultural education and training program for the visitor industry workforce having direct contact with visitors. 

 

Prior to amending this measure, a proposed S.D. 1 was prepared and made available for public review. 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 170, as amended herein, and recommends that it be recommitted to the Committee on Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs, in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 170, S.D. 1, for further consideration.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

		____________________________ BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA, Chair