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HI SR122
Resolution
AI Summary
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Requests the Governor to establish a 2023 APEC Hawaii delegation team to participate in APEC events in Seattle (August 2023) and San Francisco (November 12-14, 2023).
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Delegation team directed to participate in the APEC Summit Opening Ceremony, serve as Welcome Committee, showcase Hawaiian goods and services at an Expo Pavilion, and engage in trade shows.
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Requests the East-West Center of Hawaii to coordinate with Native Hawaiians and South Pacific Islanders to participate in APEC Ministerial and U.S. Senior Official meetings in Seattle in August 2023.
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Requests the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to coordinate with Hawaii Tourism Authority, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, and neighbor island chambers to recommend trade show participants for the delegation.
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Requests Chamber of Commerce Hawaii to work with ethnic chambers of commerce (Japan, Philippines, China, Korea, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Thailand) to ensure equal representation.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Governor To Establish A 2023 Asia-pacific Economic Cooperation Hawaii Delegation Team To Participate In The 2023 Asia-pacific Economic Cooperation Events In Seattle And San Francisco.
Summit
Last Action
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Elefante, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.
3/30/2023