THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

Senator Rod Tam, Chair

Senator David Ige, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Avery B. Chumbley, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Tuesday, February 12, 2002

TIME:

1:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

EDT ONLY

     

SB 2031

RELATING TO PERMITS AND FEES FOR STATE SMALL BOAT HARBORS

Terminates any commercial vessel mooring or commercial permits upon the sale of the business; sets minimum revenue standards at $6,000 in gross revenue per year.

EDT, WAM

     

SB 2374

RELATING TO THE ECONOMY

Establishes a council to advise and assist the legislature on the economy.

EDT, WAM

     

SB 2379

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC MAIL

Add a new chapter on misleading electronic mail; prohibitions and violations; sets damage amounts.

EDT, JDC

     

SB 2381

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEVELOP HAWAII AS THE GENEVA OF THE PACIFIC TO STIMULATE THE STATE’S ECONOMY

Directs DBEDT to develop a Strategic Plan for the development of Hawaii as a Geneva of the Pacific.

EDT, WAM

     

SB 2533

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES

Extends general excise tax exemption of enterprise zone to retailers in East Maui until June 30, 2007.

EDT, WAM

     

SB 2535

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF AN OCEAN PARK IN RELATION TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Appropriates $250,000 to plan and design an ocean park.

EDT, WAM

     

SB 2707

RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS

To remove the June 30, 2002 sunset date for the Regulatory Flexibility Act and make other changes to more effectively assist small businesses.

EDT, TMG

     

SB 2711

RELATING TO THE CAPITAL LOAN PROGRAM

Change the frequency for adjustment of the loan interest rate for the Hawaii capital loan program from semiannual to the first of each month.

EDT, WAM

     

SB 2712

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES

Change method of calculating the number of employees needed to meet the annual hiring requirements of the Hawaii enterprise zone (EZ) program in response to unanticipated layoffs or terminations caused by the incidents on September 11, 2001. Also eliminate the use tax exemption for EZ-qualified firms.

EDT, WAM

     

SB 2834

RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY TAX INCENTIVES

Clarify the application of certain high technology tax incentives.

EDT, WAM

     

SB 2933

RELATING TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Allows the department of business, economic development, and tourism to provide intellectual property insurance assistance to inventors and owners of intellectual property to protect their patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade dress.

EDT, WAM

     

SB 3061

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Establishes a new section which allows a tax income exclusion for income from live entertainment.

EDT, WAM

     

EDT/EDU

   
     

SB 2060

RELATING TO EDUCATION

Promotes the development of educational materials as an industry in Hawaii.

EDU/EDT

     

SB 2412

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Appropriates $1,225,000 to extend the economic development program of the Small Business Development Center at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

EDT/EDU

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 40 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 220, State Capitol 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also 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 whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6450.

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Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair

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Senator Rod Tam

Chair