Bill Text: HI SB1084 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To The Hawaii Tourism Authority.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-11-30 - Carried over to 2018 Regular Session. [SB1084 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-SB1084-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RElating to the Hawaii tourism authority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 201B-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The authority shall be headed by a policy-making board of directors that shall consist of twelve members; provided that:
(1) The members shall be appointed by the governor as provided in section 26-34, except as provided by this section;
(2) The members shall include at least one representative each from the city and county of Honolulu and the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui;
(3) Three members shall be appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted for each appointment by the president of the senate, and three members shall be appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted for each appointment by the speaker of the house of representatives; provided that the governor shall appoint each member within ninety days of receiving the applicable list of names; provided further that if fewer than three names are submitted for each appointment, the governor may disregard the list;
(4) At least six members shall have knowledge, experience, and expertise in the area of accommodations, transportation, retail, entertainment, or attractions, and at least one member appointed by the governor shall have knowledge, experience, and expertise in the area of Hawaiian cultural practices; provided that no more than three members shall represent, be employed by, or be under contract to any sector of the industry represented on the board;
(5) The governor shall make appointments to ensure the fulfillment of all requirements of paragraphs (2) and (4); provided that upon the occurrence of a vacancy subject to paragraph (3), the governor shall notify the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives of any unfulfilled requirements pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (4), and the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, as appropriate, shall submit nominees who fulfill those requirements; and
(6) No person who has served as a member of the board of directors of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau shall be eligible to sit as a member of the board of directors of the Hawaii tourism authority until at least two years have expired between the person's termination from service on the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau board and the person's appointment to the authority's board of directors."
SECTION 2. Section 201B-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§201B-4 Meetings of the board. [(a)]
The meetings of the board shall be open to the public as provided in [section
92-3, except that when it is necessary for the board to receive:
(1) Information that is proprietary to a
particular enterprise or the disclosure of which might be harmful to the
business interests of the enterprise; or
(2) Information that is necessary to
protect Hawaii's competitive advantage as a visitor destination; provided that
information relating to marketing plans and strategies may be disclosed after
the execution of the marketing plans and strategies,
the board may enter into an executive meeting
that is closed to the public in accordance with the procedures provided for
holding an executive meeting under part I of chapter 92.
(b) The board shall be subject to
the procedural requirements of section 92-4, and this authorization shall be in
addition to the exceptions listed in section 92-5, to enable the authority
board to respect the proprietary requirements of enterprises with which it has
business dealings.] part I of chapter 92."
SECTION 3. Section 201B-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The authority may enter into contracts and agreements that include the following:
(1) Tourism promotion, marketing, and development;
(2) Market development-related research;
(3) Product development and diversification issues focused on visitors;
(4) Promotion, development, and coordination of sports-related activities and events;
(5) Promotion of Hawaii, through a coordinated statewide effort, as a place to do business, including high technology business, and as a business destination;
(6) Reduction of barriers to travel;
(7) Marketing, management, use, operation, or maintenance of the convention center facility, including the purchase or sale of goods or services, logo items, concessions, sponsorships, and license agreements, or any use of the convention center facility as a commercial enterprise; provided that effective January 1, 2003, and thereafter, the contract for management of the convention center facility shall include marketing for all uses of the facility;
(8) Tourism research and statistics to:
(A) Measure and analyze tourism trends;
(B) Provide information and research to assist in the development and implementation of state tourism policy; and
(C) Provide tourism information on:
(i) Visitor arrivals, visitor characteristics, and expenditures;
(ii) The number of transient accommodation units available, occupancy rates, and room rates;
(iii) Airline-related data including seat capacity and number of flights;
(iv) The economic, social, and physical impacts of tourism on the State; and
(v) The effects of the marketing programs of the authority on the measures of effectiveness developed pursuant to section 201B-6(b); and
(9) Any and all other activities necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter;
provided that at least twenty days prior to the
convening of each regular session of the legislature, the authority shall [periodically]
submit [a] an unredacted report of the summary descriptions
and the planned and actual expenditures of contracts and agreements entered
into by the authority and a detailed annual budget of the authority's
planned and actual expenditures for a two-year period covering the current and
immediately preceding fiscal years to the governor, the speaker of the
house of representatives, [and] the president of the senate[.],
and the chairs of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over
tourism or financial oversight. If the report contains information that may be
withheld from public disclosure under section 201B-7(d), the governor and
members of the legislature shall not disclose the unredacted report to the
public; provided that the authority shall contemporaneously provide an
additional report redacting competitively sensitive information, and that
redacted report may be disclosed to the public."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Hawaii Tourism Authority; Budget; Expenditures; Reporting Requirement; Sunshine Law; Board Meetings; Board of Directors Appointments
Description:
Requires that the governor appoint Hawaii tourism authority board of directors' members within ninety days of receiving the applicable lists of nominee names from the president of the senate and from the speaker of the house of representatives. Repeals the board's authority to convene closed meetings for certain purposes. Requires the Hawaii tourism authority to report, at least twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, summary descriptions and planned and actual expenditures of contracts and agreements entered into by the authority and a detailed annual budget for the authority for a two-year period covering the current and immediately preceding fiscal years to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, president of the senate, and chairs of legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over tourism or financial oversight.
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