STAND. COM. REP. NO.1218

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.C.R. No. 42

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Tourism and Economic Development, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 42 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE A CULTURAL TELEVISION AND FILM PILOT PROJECT,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) to design, implement, and evaluate a cultural television and film pilot project.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Hawaii Tourism Authority, FilmWorks Pacific & FilmWorks Press, and Hawaii's media related business community.

This measure is intended to explore the possibilities and measure the results of promoting cultural television and film, through designing, implementing, and evaluating a pilot program by the HTA. Your Committees view this measure as having the potential to establish cultural television and film as an integral and viable part of the tourism product, as well as develop a growth industry for Hawaii.

Your Committees were impressed by the testimony of film producer Edgy Lee (FilmWorks) that support from the tourism industry and the greater business community for filmmakers would result in a thriving arts and entertainment industry and generate new revenue, outside investment to the State, successful companies owned and operated by Hawaii professionals, more jobs, and increased business manufacturing and distribution for arts and entertainment. The effects of such success are tremendous for tourism and the State's economy.

Your Committees have amended this measure by adding that the pilot program is to be considered by the HTA as part of "product development", in order for the HTA to become more involved in film. Interestingly, the HTA sponsors the local film festivals which it does consider to be product development. Your Committees can discern no difference between film festivals and cultural films.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Tourism and Economic Development that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 42, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 42, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Tourism and Economic Development,

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair