Action Alert: HB3348 Hawaii Preservation Fund
Jill Byus Radke
From: Kiersten Faulkner
[mailto:Kier...@historichawaii.org]
Aloha,
The Senate Committee on Ways and Means has scheduled a hearing on the bill to appropriate matching funds to capitalize the Hawai‘i Preservation Fund. WAM will hear HB3348 HD2 SD1 on Tuesday, April 1, 10:15 a.m., Conference Room 211.
Please submit testimony in support of HB3348. Sample testimony is pasted below for your convenience, but it can be personalized.
The hearing notice is available at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/hearingnotices/WAM_04-01-08_(2)_.htm
The text of the bill is available at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB3348_SD1_.pdf
WAM is accepting written comments only. Testimony should be submitted at least 24 hours prior to the hearing:
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 210, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to test...@capitol.hawaii.gov. Please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
Thank you for continuing to encourage passage of the Hawai‘i Preservation Fund and the preservation efforts that it will support.
Mahalo,
Kiersten
Kiersten Faulkner, AICP
Executive Director
Historic Hawai'i Foundation
680 Iwilei Road Suite 690
Honolulu, HI 96817
808-523-2900 (tel)
808-523-0800 (fax)
VIA EMAIL to test...@capitol.hawaii.gov
To:
Senator Rosalyn A. Baker, Chair
Senator Sean S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair
Committee on Ways and Means
From:
Committee Date:
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
10:15 am
Conference Room 211
Subject:
Support of HB3348 HD2 SD1, Relating to Historic Preservation
I am writing in support of HB3348 HD2 SD1, which would capitalize a Hawai‘i Preservation Fund with Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, in association with the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), with an appropriation as matched by private sector contributions.
HB3348 HD2 SD1 will help to establish a permanent Hawai‘i Preservation Fund. The State funding will be leveraged by private contributions. Creating a perpetual endowment for the Hawai‘i Preservation Fund will create a dedicated funding stream for preservation projects in the state, which will then provide a catalyst for preservation activities and leverage additional investment from private sources.
The goals for the Hawai‘i Preservation Fund are to provide both technical assistance and increased resources to caretakers and owners of Hawai‘i’s historic sites, to make preservation accessible and more financially viable. Additional benefits from the Hawai‘i Preservation Fund include the advantage for heritage tourism, which is traveling to experience the places, artifacts and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past and present. Heritage tourists include travelers who incorporate at least one visit to a historic site or landmark among other activities, and also a smaller subset of visitors whose primary reason for traveling is to visit historic places. Economic impacts of heritage tourism go beyond the direct expenditures of tourists. Each dollar spent at a hotel, restaurant or retail shop circulates in the economy as an indirect expenditure for wages, supplies and contracts. Past studies have shown that heritage travelers spend more, stay longer and return more often.
Please support HR3348 HD2 SD1 to capitalize the Hawai‘i Preservation Fund.