THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON MEDIA, ARTS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair

Senator Will Espero, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

 

 

MAT

SB 1379

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Requires the state historic preservation officer to create an inventory of World War II bunkers statewide; requires bunkers to be placed on Hawaii register of historic places, as appropriate; establishes that defacing a bunker is criminal property damage.

MAT, JHW
     

MAT Decision Making Only

The following measures were previously heard on Thursday, February 3, 2005:

SB 821

RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER 6E.

Establishes penalties for instances where historic properties were knowingly destroyed.

MAT/WLA, JHW

SB 819

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HISTORIC PRESERVATION SPECIAL FUND.

Clarifies that civil, criminal, and administrative penalties, fines, and other charges collected shall be deposited in the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund. Allows Special Fund monies to be used to pay for staff positions and administrative and operational costs.

MAT, WAM

SB 716

RELATING TO TAX CREDITS FOR THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY.

Increases the existing 4% tax credit on Hawaii production expenditures up to 15% for productions on Oahu and 20% for productions on the Neighbor Islands. Expands the definition of qualified productions to include commercials and digital media productions. Prohibits qualification for both the production expenditure tax credit and the investment tax credit, in a given year. Sets a minimum Hawaii production spending requirement of $200,000 for productions to qualify for the credit. Caps claims at $7 million per year per production.

MAT, WAM

SB 541

RELATING TO DIGITAL MEDIA.

Changes the motion picture and film production income tax credit to an unspecified amount against a taxpayer's income tax and transient accommodations tax liability.

MAT, WAM

SB 651

RELATING TO MOTION PICTURE AND FILM PRODUCTION.

Increases the motion picture and film production tax credit from 4% to 15% (20% on neighbor islands) and provides minimum qualification to obtain tax credit.

MAT, WAM

SB 1304

RELATING TO TELEVISION AND FILM INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT.

Increases Hawaii television and film board membership from 9 to 13 members. Enables the board to delegate certain administrative functions to subcommittees. Authorizes the board to not have to meet if no money is in its special fund or no grants are being managed. Appropriates funds to the board's special fund.

MAT, WAM

SB 1794

RELATING TO THE HAWAII FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA INDUSTRY.

Appropriates funds to promote film and digital media production activity in the State.

MAT, WAM

SB 1168

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE ART GALLERY.

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds in the sum of $300,000 for renovations to the State Art Gallery.

MAT, WAM

SB 1699

RELATING TO CULTURE AND THE ARTS.

Increases the Hawaii state foundation on culture and the arts' general fund appropriation to demonstrate strong legislative support for the importance of culture and the arts in Hawaii.

MAT, WAM

SB1170 was previously

SB 1170

heard on Wednesday February 9, 2005

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC COMMERCE.

Establishes the crime of abuse of commercial electronic mail, provides penalties, civil remedies, and a defense to the offense. Permits forfeiture of proceeds of computer crime.

 

 

CPH/MAT, JHW
     

 

 

MAT/TGO – at approximately 2:30 p.m.

SB 33

RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.

Requires the department of human resources development to formulate and implement a statewide policy on telecommuting for state employees.

MAT/TGO, WAM

SB 666

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS.

Allows government agencies to create, accept, retain, or store electronic records and to convert its paper and microfilm records to electronic format.

MAT/TGO, WAM

SB 1547

RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.

Requires the governor and legislature to ensure public access to information, services, and proceedings of the executive and legislative branches. Authorizes the governor to convene a fair access commission to review public access issues for the neighbor islands and rural Oahu.

MAT/TGO, JHW/WAM
     

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 3-hole punched copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 216, 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 emailing testimony, email to fukunaga1@capitol.hawaii.gov in an attached Microsoft Word document. Prompt submission is very much appreciated. Please do not fax and email your testimony; duplications are not necessary.

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 586-7135.

 

________________________________________

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye

Chair

________________________________________

Senator Carol Fukunaga

Chair