STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1052-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 298

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs and Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 298 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CORPORATION TO CREATE AN ENERGY INNOVATION AWARD,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to encourage innovative projects and designs for energy efficiency and sustainability by requesting the High Technology Innovation Corporation (HTIC) to establish an energy innovation award for patentable technologies that create significant energy savings for Hawaii.

 

     The High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) and HTIC commented on this measure.

 

     HTDC testified that many means of recognizing and assisting energy innovation already exist, and another award would compete with existing awards for limited resources.  HTDC also testified that references to HTIC should be replaced with HTDC because HTIC was formed to perform HTDC tasks needing HTIC's 501(c)(3) status, which is not the case in this measure.

 

     Your Committees agree that HTDC would best assist in recognizing the innovation of local companies by coordinating and collaborating events and initiatives encouraging energy innovation.  Accordingly, your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by:

 

     (1)  Replacing references to HTIC with references to HTDC;

 

     (2)  Adding a provision recognizing that many means of honoring and assisting innovation already exist in the Hawaii community;

 

     (3)  Replacing references to the creation of an energy innovation award with language requesting HTDC to coordinate initiatives within the community, which address energy innovation with the organizers of energy awards and programs and assist in their outreach to the Hawaii community; and

 

     (4)  Amending the title to reflect these amendments to read:  "REQUESTING THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO coordinate initiatives within the community which address energy innovation with the organizers of energy awards and programs, and assist in their outreach to the Hawaii community."

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs and Energy & Environmental Protection that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 298, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 298, H.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs and Energy & Environmental Protection,

 

 

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HERMINA MORITA, Chair

 

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair