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 L. Hooser, Vice Chair |
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair |
Senator Will Espero, Vice Chair |
COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS |
Senator David Y. Ige, Chair |
Senator Donna Kim, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
DATE: |
Tuesday, March 15, 2005 |
TIME: |
1:15pm |
PLACE: |
Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
MAT ONLY
HB 1590 HD2 (HSCR961) |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA INDUSTRY. Temporarily replaces the motion picture and film production tax credit with the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credit which provides an income tax credit amounting to % of qualified production costs incurred, in any county of Hawaii with a population over 700,000, and % in any county of Hawaii with a population under 700,000; establishes criteria to qualify for the tax credit; caps credit at $8,000,000 per production. (HB1590 HD2) |
MAT, WAM |
HB 164 HD1 (HSCR827) |
RELATING TO UNAUTHORIZED MOTION PICTURE RECORDING. Prohibits the use of audiovisual recording devices in a movie theater without prior consent of the movie theater operator. (HB164 HD1) |
MAT, JHW |
HB 1390 HD1 (HSCR914) |
RELATING TO CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Appropriates funds to support the Biennium Grants Program of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. (HB1390 HD1) |
MAT, WAM |
HB 283 HD1 (HSCR913) |
ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR SENATOR HIRAM L. FONG. Establishes a commission to recognize and honor Senator Hiram L. Fong. Provides funding to create the commission. (HB283 HD1) |
MAT, WAM |
SR 25 |
COMMEMORATING THE CENTENNIAL OF MAUI COUNTY. |
MAT |
HB 1657 HD1 (HSCR912) |
RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST HOKU SCIENTIFIC. Authorizes the issuance of $10,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hoku Scientific with planning, designing, constructing, and equipping facilities for the production of the company's core products. (HB1657 HD1) |
MAT, WAM |
MAT/WLA HB 712 HD2 (HSCR839) |
RELATING TO VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER 6E. Establishes criminal offenses for knowingly taking, appropriating, excavating, injuring, destroying or altering historic property, aviation artifacts, and burial sites without permission or without obtaining required approval. Establishes a criminal offense for knowingly failing to stop work in the immediate area and reporting the discovery in cases when a burial site is discovered. Clarifies that these actions are also civil and administrative violations under the Historic Preservation Law, for which civil and administrative penalties are in addition to criminal penalties. Also establishes that it is a civil and administrative violation to knowingly fail to re-inter human remains discovered on private lands or lands owned by the State or counties, in a reasonable period of time as determined by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. (HB712 HD2) |
MAT/WLA, JHW |
HB 1476 HD1 (HSCR880) |
RELATING TO NORTH KOHALA. Preserves a cluster of historical sites in North Kohala on the island of Hawaii by requiring the Department of Land and Natural Resources to renew its efforts to acquire by exchange the land adjacent to the Kohala Historical Sites State Monument. (HB1476 HD1) |
MAT/WLA, WAM |
MAT/TGO HB 906 HD1 (HSCR737) |
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS ON THE INTERNET. Appropriates $1 for legislative media streaming to provide audio and video streaming of legislative proceedings over the internet. (HB906 HD1) |
MAT/TGO, WAM |
MAT/TGO/IGA HB 515 (HSCR55) |
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS. Allows state and county agencies to create, accept, retain, or store electronic records, and convert its paper and microfilm records to an electronic format |
TGO/IGA/MAT |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
Persons wishing to testify should submit 30, 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. Please email testimony, as an attached Microsoft Word document, to
fukunaga1@capitol.hawaii.gov. Please do not fax and email your testimony, duplication is 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 Russell S. Kokubun Chair |
________________________________________ Senator Carol Fukunaga Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator David Y. Ige Chair |
________________________________________ Senator Lorraine R. Inouye Chair |