COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND CULTURE

Rep. Jerry L. Chang, Chair

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CONCERNS

Rep. Brian Schatz, Chair

Rep. Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair

(SSCR965)

Expands the tax credit for motion picture and film production to include up to 15% of the costs of wages and salaries, capped at $25,000 per employee; includes commercials in motion picture and film production; requires the Hawaii television and film development board to review tax incentives for the purchase, utilization, and sale of television and motion picture production equipment in the State. (SB359 SD2)

TAC/EDB, FIN

(SSCR957)

Establishes a tax credit for qualified costs at Ko Olina Resort and Marina; undetermined maximum tax credit in any year; undetermined maximum total tax credit. (SB377 SD1)

TAC/EDB, FIN

(SSCR614)

Authorizes the Hawaii Tourism Authority to employ or retain attorneys independent of the Attorney General to provide legal services for the Authority.

TAC, JUD, FIN

(SSCR654)

Requires public access to, and disclosure of, all subcontracts and partnership agreements entered into by a contractor using public funds. Applies chapter 103D public access laws to Hawaii Tourism Authority, despite the fact that HTA is otherwise exempt from the state procurement laws.

TAC, JUD, FIN

(SSCR877)

Establishes limited immunity for the State and counties from tort liability arising out of hazardous recreational activities.

TAC, JUD, FIN

(SSCR774)

Provides that Transient Accommodations Tax revenues for the Hawaii Statewide Trail and Access Program be deposited into the Special Land and Development Fund from which expenditures for the trails and access program can be made; removes the ceiling on the amount of funds that may be dedicated to trails and trail access under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. (SD1)

TAC, WLH, FIN

(SSCR806)

Extends the current GET exemptions for: (1) condominium common expenses paid by managers and (2) hotel employee expenses paid by hotel operators, to include expenses paid by submanagers and suboperators and to include employee expenses in timeshare projects. (SB1629 SD1)

TAC, CPC, FIN

(SSCR655)

Raises limit on amount of revenues that may be deposited into the Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund. (SB248 SD3)

TAC, FIN

(SSCR865)

Permits resident artists to display and sell their work in state offices. Provides for the works of art special fund to be used to purchase books, works of literacy art, and other library resources for the state public library system. (SD2)

TAC, FIN

(SSCR656)

Requires the Hawaii tourism authority to establish a registry of groups of Hawaii residents traveling to out-of-state destinations to promote and market Hawaii as a tourist destination. Allows the authority to enter into agreements with these groups.

TAC, FIN

(SSCR657)

Requires that two percent of each county's TAT revenue collections be used for tourism promotions and visitor industry enhancements.

TAC, FIN

HCR 64

TAC

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