STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1791-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.C.R. No. 36

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Higher Education and Economic Revitalization & Business, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 36, S.D. 2, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN TO EXAMINE THE LONG-TERM USES OF THE HAWAII FILM STUDIO DIAMOND HEAD CAMPUS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support Hawaii's film and television production industry by requesting the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, in cooperation with the University of Hawaii, Kapiolani Community College, and the Hawaii Tourism Authority, to develop a plan to examine the long-term uses of the Hawaii Film Studio Diamond Head campus.

     This measure also requests that the plan consider the impacts to adjacent neighborhoods and solicit community input and examine the feasibility of expanding the Hawaii Film Studio Diamond Head campus to accommodate increased production activity.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Kapiolani Community College supported this measure.  A concerned individual provided comments.

     Your Committees acknowledge the concerns about the impact of the film studio on the surrounding community.  Accordingly, your Committees emphasize that if the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism moves forward with this plan, it should be certain to obtain and seriously consider the input of the surrounding communities.

     In addition, your Committees note that there are concerns about the adequacy of the facilities at the Hawaii Film Studio Diamond Head campus and suggest that to truly support the burgeoning film and television industry in the State, a second large-scale studio is necessary.  Should the State be successful in building a second studio, your Committees propose that the Diamond Head campus be used for workforce development, which may be a more appropriate use for the facility given the surrounding community.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Higher Education and Economic Revitalization & Business that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 36, S.D. 2, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Higher Education and Economic Revitalization & Business,

____________________________ ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair

____________________________ SCOTT NISHIMOTO, Chair