STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 1 2025
RE: S.R. No. 46
S. D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, to which
was referred S.R. No. 46 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO SPONSOR A MICHELIN GUIDE
FOR RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE STATE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to
sponsor a Michelin Guide for restaurants across the State.
Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this
measure from one individual.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.
Your Committee finds that the Michelin Guide for restaurants,
with its star-based evaluations, has become a world standard.
Your Committee further finds that while the State's culinary scene
has been rapidly evolving, attracting multiple Michelin-starred
chefs and restaurants, the Michelin Guide does not send its
inspectors to Hawaii. Your Committee believes that the award of
one or more Michelin stars can offer a steady supply of diners,
eager sous chefs, and endless publicity for a chef or restaurant.
Your Committee concludes that sponsoring a Michelin Guide for
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restaurants across the State will allow the State's restaurant
industry to flourish.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Requesting the Department of Business, Economic
Development, and Tourism to review and evaluate the
cost-benefit and return on investment of a possible
sponsorship of a Michelin Guide for restaurants across
the State, rather than requesting the Department to
sponsor; and
(2) Amending its title accordingly.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development and Tourism that is attached to
this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.R. No. 46, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the
form attached hereto as S.R. No. 46, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Economic
Development and Tourism,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Economic Deveiopment and Tourism
EOT
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision w^s to:________________________________________________
The Recommendation is:
__ Pass, unamended |V| Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye / Aye (WR) Nay Excused
DECOITE, Lynn (C)
WAKAI, Glenn (VC)
FUKUNAGA. Carol
KIM, Donna Mercado
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL r XJ J
Recommendation: X f (
vf Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature:\y^Z**^^<
Distribution; Original I /ell^ Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Reports^ Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24