Daily Archives: March 5, 2004

A second bill I introduced, House Bill 2781, House Draft 2 passed third reading on the floor of the Hawaii State House of Representatives.

House Bill 2781, House Draft 2 would allow the Hawaii Convention Center to enter into contracts with licensees requiring confidentiality as a condition to booking events. This bill exempts the booking records of the Hawaii Convention Center from the freedom of information law until ten days after the events have occurred. The purpose is to protect a potential licensee's confidential business information or proprietary information. This measure will encourage more conventions, especially business conventions and further promote Hawaii as being business friendly.