STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1824

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1922

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1922, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CREATIVE MEDIA,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to support the growth of the creative media industry in Hawaii by appropriating general funds to:

 

     (1)  The University of Hawaii (UH) to plan, design, and construct a permanent facility for the UH Academy for Creative Media (Academy);

 

     (2)  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) and UH-Honolulu Community College (HCC) to lease, operate, and maintain a state-of-the-art digital media incubator facility; and

 

     (3)  HCC to lease, operate, and maintain a music and entertainment business training center.


 

     DBEDT, HCC, the High Technology Development Corporation, PBS Hawaii, KUD International, COJODA Productions LLC, Hoakea Communications, Juniroa Productions Inc., TCR Productions, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  UH-Manoa and numerous concerned individuals supported the intent of this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1922, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair