STAND. COM. REP. NO.  685

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1868

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns, to which was referred H.B. No. 1868, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CREATIVE MEDIA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to help build the creative media industry in Hawaii by appropriating funds for a permanent facility to house digital equipment and media, classrooms, production laboratories, and related facilities for the Academy for Creative Media (ACM) at the University of Hawaii (UH).

     Numerous concerned individuals supported the intent of this bill.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, University of Hawaii, Department of Taxation, and numerous concerned individuals supported the intent of this measure.

     ACM is UH's fastest growing program whose students have already shown their ability to excel in the production of films and video games that reflect their unique diversity and backgrounds.  The new facility funded by this bill will accelerate the State's efforts toward becoming a creative media hub.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1868, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair