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 WATER, LAND, AND AGRICULTURE

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Chair

Senator Gary Hooser, Vice Chair

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Thursday February 3, 2005
TIME:	1:15pm
PLACE:	Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

MAT/WLA
SB 821	RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER 6E. Establishes penalties for instances where historic properties were knowingly destroyed.	MAT/WLA, JHW
MAT ONLY
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

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 20 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 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 Russell S. Kokubun Chair		________________________________________ Senator Carol Fukunaga Chair