HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

 

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, BUSINESS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Rep. Isaac W. Choy, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Lyla B. Berg

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Joey Manahan

Rep. Jessica Wooley

Rep. K. Mark Takai

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 18, 2010

TIME:

9:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2144, SD2

(SSCR2624)

Status

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Part I transfers the television and film industry activities and responsibilities and special fund under the department of business, economic development, and tourism to the Hawaii tourism authority and establishes the Hawaii film office under the authority; authorizes the Hawaii film office to administer the tax credits under section 235-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes; deletes unnecessary provisions; part II amends the Hawaii community-based economic development revolving fund uses to require that moneys in the revolving fund be used to fund the community-based economic development program and enterprise zone program operational and staff costs.

 

EBM, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, March 11th, 2010.

 

SB 2290, SD2

(SSCR2623)

Status

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Amends the state private investment fund to direct its investment capital to venture capital funds that commit to equity investments in businesses located within the state and demonstrate ability to mentor entrepreneurs; authorizes an unspecified amount for tax credits to be used by the fund as collateral.  Effective 07/01/2050.

 

EBM, FIN

SB 2548, SD2

(SSCR2578)

Status

RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

Implements the information technology recommendations of Auditor's Report No. 09-06; establishes within the office of the governor a chief information officer and information technology steering committee to organize, manage, and oversee statewide information technology governance.  Creates the shared services technology special fund to be funded by an unspecified percentage of central service fees.  Effective 01/01/2099.

 

EBM, FIN

 

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Tuesday, March 16th, 2010.

 

SB 2775, SD1

(SSCR2543)

Status

RELATING TO PUBLICITY RIGHTS NAMES AS DISTINGUISHED FROM TRADE NAMES AND SPECIFYING REGISTRATION PROCEDURES FOR PUBLICITY RIGHTS NAMES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 482P.

Renames "publicity rights trade name registration" as "publicity rights name registration" under chapter 482P, Hawaii Revised Statutes; gives the department of commerce and consumer affairs discretion to implement the law in a manner that complies with the law's legislative intent.  (SD1)

 

EBM, CPC/JUD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

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Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  2 copies (including an original) to Room 323 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-8479 (for Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web);

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WEB:     For comments less than 4MB in size, transmit from the Web page at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair