Bill Text: HI HR156 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Encouraging The Hawaii Tourism Authority To Collaborate With The Ultimate Fighting Championship To Conduct An Event In Hawaii.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-13 - Referred to TOU, FIN, referral sheet 39 [HR156 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2018-HR156-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	156
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

encouraging the hawai‘i tourism authority to collaborate with the ultimate fighting championship to conduct an event in Hawai‘i.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has grown into a staple of American culture, growing from a $50 million business in 2005 to a $600 million business in 2015; and

 

     WHEREAS, the popularity of UFC has grown as exemplified by the average buyrate for pay-per-view events in 2016 at 717,000 per event; and

 

     WHEREAS, there have been and are successful fighters from the State in UFC, including Hilo's BJ Penn, Waianae's Max Holloway, Makaha's Yancy Medeiros, Kailua's Brad Tavares, and others; and

 

     WHEREAS, BJ "The Prodigy" Penn has achieved a record of sixteen wins, twelve losses, and two draws in his professional mixed martial arts career; and

 

     WHEREAS, BJ Penn is the only fighter to win both the UFC lightweight and welterweight titles; and

 

     WHEREAS, Waianae's Max "Blessed" Holloway has achieved a record of nineteen wins and three losses in his professional mixed martial arts career; and

 

     WHEREAS, Max Holloway was named Rolling Stone's 2017 UFC Fighter of the Year for successfully becoming the undisputed UFC Featherweight Champion and successfully defending the championship title; and

 

     WHEREAS, Makaha's Yancy "The Kid" Medeiros has achieved a record of fifteen wins and five losses in his professional mixed martial arts career; and

     WHEREAS, Kailua's Brad Tavares has achieved a record of sixteen wins and five losses in his professional mixed martial arts career; and

 

     WHEREAS, Rachael Ostovich has achieved success in UFC by winning her debut fight at the finale of The Ultimate Fighter 26 with a first round victory arm bar; and

 

     WHEREAS, the success of local fighters has increased the popularity of UFC in the State; and

 

     WHEREAS, the State has successfully hosted major national and international events on an annual basis, including the PGA Sony Open, Honolulu Marathon, Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, XTERRA World Championships, and Maui Jim Maui Invitational; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority is in discussions with UFC about holding an event in Hawaii at Aloha Stadium; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2018, that the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority are encouraged to collaborate with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to conduct an event in Hawai‘i; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the President of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, and President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

UFC; Event