STAND. COM. REP. NO. 18

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 37
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development and Business
Concerns, to which was referred H.B. No. 37 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FILM PRODUCTION FUNDING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to fund and assist Hawaii's
independent film industry by:

     (1)  Establishing the State of Hawaii Revolving Film Fund
          within the Department of Business, Economic
          Development, and Tourism (DBEDT); and

     (2)  Appropriating funds to DBEDT to assist Hawaii-based
          film companies in the production of documentary films
          relating to the Pacific region.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure
from the Hawaii State AFL-CIO, the Screen Actors Guild, the
Hawaii Film & Entertainment Board, and several interested
individuals.  DBEDT submitted testimony in support of the intent
of the measure.

     Your Committee recognizes the merits of Hawaii's independent
film industry which provides jobs in the state through the use of
local creative and technical personnel and support services.  In
addition, the local independent film industry is also a cultural
asset sharing the state's unique and diverse culture and history
with people worldwide.

 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of H.B. No. 37 and recommends that it pass
Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Culture and
the Arts.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Economic
                                   Development and Business
                                   Concerns,



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                                   ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair