THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair

Senator Melodie Aduja, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, ARTS, AND TECHNOLOGY

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Melodie Aduja, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Thursday, February 5, 2004
TIME:	2:45 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 2558	RELATING TO THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. Establishes labor expenditure tax credits for eligible Hawaii-based or Hawaii-controlled corporations conducting film or video production or masters recordings in Hawaii. Establishes a training tax credit for eligible corporations for productions or recordings for which one or more Hawaii-based individuals are participating as trainees. Allows certain sound recordings to be eligible for a tax credit.	ECD/SAT, WAM
SB 2559	RELATING TO FILM INDUSTRY. Increases the motion picture and television production tax credit up to 8 percent for costs incurred on counties with a population over 700,000, and up to 10 percent for costs incurred on counties with a population of 700,000 or less; includes commercials; 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.	ECD/SAT, WAM
SB 2870	RELATING TO TAX CREDITS FOR FILM AND PERFORMING ARTS. Expands Hawaii's current tax incentive package for motion picture and film production, and includes a refundable production tax credit.	SAT, WAM
SB 2795	RELATING TO THE HAWAII FILM ENHANCEMENT REBATE PROGRAM. Creates the Hawaii film enhancement rebate program which issues rebate payments to qualifying film and television productions for production costs incurred in Hawaii.	SAT/ECD, WAM
SB 2560	RELATING TO THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRITY IDENTITIES. Creates a right of publicity law to allow recording artists, TV personalities, and other media celebrities to control the use of their identity for commercial uses during their life and after their death.	ECD, JHW

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

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________________________________________ Senator David Y. Ige Chair		________________________________________ Senator Carol Fukunaga Chair