STAND. COM. REP. NO.  336-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 3358

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns, to which was referred H.B. No. 3358 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to support Hawaii's high technology sector by preparing the current and future workforce for the challenges of the industry.  Specifically, this bill:

 

(1)  Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) to consult with the High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) to plan for the establishment of a high technology park (Park) on the island of Oahu, and work with the Department of Land and Natural Resources to identify public or private lands that may be acquired for the Park; and

 

(2)  Appropriates funds to build the Park.

 

     HTDC testified in support of this bill.  DBEDT supported the intent of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2034, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3358, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3358, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair