STAND. COM. REP. NO.1489
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.C.R. No. 28
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Economic Development and Business Concerns and Legislative Management, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 28, S.D. 1, entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE FORMATION OF A JOINT LEGISLATIVE TECHNOLOGY TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP CLEAR GOALS AND AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO IMPROVE HAWAII'S TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to establish a joint legislative task force to develop goals and an implementation plan to promote and expand Hawaii's technology industry.
Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT), High Technology Development Corporation, Verizon Hawaii, Inc., and Hawaii Technology Trade Association.
Your Committees believe that the task force requested under this concurrent resolution will serve as an important step in facilitating Hawaii's efforts to cultivate a high technology industry. Your Committees note that a previous concurrent resolution, H.C.R. No. 96 (2000), requested the Hawaii Institute for Public Affairs to conduct a similar study of Hawaii's technology-related issues, trends, assets, and strategies, and submit a report prior to the start of the 2001 Regular Session; however, no report has been submitted to the Legislature to date.
Your Committees, upon further consideration, have amended this concurrent resolution by:
(1) Broadening the scope of this measure by including an additional part requesting DBEDT, with the assistance of the Hawaii Television and Film Development Board, to review the current one-stop film permitting process and enter into agreements with the Counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui, City and County of Honolulu, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Department of Transportation to further streamline the film permit process;
(2) Changing its title to read: "REQUESTING THE FORMATION OF A JOINT LEGISLATIVE TECHNOLOGY TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP CLEAR GOALS AND AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO IMPROVE HAWAII'S TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY, AND REQUESTING THE STREAMLINING OF STATE FILM PERMITTING;" and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, style, and consistency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Economic Development and Business Concerns and Legislative Management that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 28, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 28, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Economic Development and Business Concerns and Legislative Management,
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____________________________ NATHAN SUZUKI, Chair |
____________________________ LEI AHU ISA, Chair |
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