STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1156

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1390

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Media, Arts, Science, and Technology, to which was referred H.B. No. 1390, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CULTURE AND THE ARTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts' general fund appropriation.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the University of Hawaii, the East Hawaii Cultural Center, and over three dozen individuals. Your Committee also received comments from the Department of Accounting and General Services.

Your Committee finds that the creative processes used or learned through art help people learn to develop new concepts, new ideas, and new solutions to solve issues faced in the community and business. The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts biennium grants program is the largest source of public funding for arts programming in the State. Its grants support projects that provide access to the arts for residents and visitors alike, preserve and perpetuate the arts and culture of native Hawaiians, enhance and promote cultural tourism efforts, encourage young audiences, and develop young talent. Your Committee finds that this measure demonstrates the strong legislative support for culture and the arts in Hawaii's communities and in the quality of life of Hawaii's people.

Your Committee has amended this measure by replacing its contents with the contents of S.B. No. 1699, S.D. 1, which is substantively similar except for technical differences, reinstating the dollar amounts, and inserting an effective date of July 1, 2050 for purposes of furthering discussion on this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Media, Arts, Science, and Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1390, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1390, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Media, Arts, Science, and Technology,

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair