STAND. COM. REP. NO.  458

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 1392

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1392, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PRESERVATION OF HAWAII'S MOVING IMAGES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to help preserve Hawaii's historical film, videotape, and audiovisual materials and increase access to such materials by appropriating an unspecified amount in general funds to be deposited into the ‘Ulu‘ulu: The Henry Ku‘ualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive of Hawai‘i Special Fund, and appropriating from the Fund an unspecified amount to support the Archive's activities.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and two concerned individuals supported this measure.  The University of Hawai‘i West O‘ahu provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1392, 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 Higher Education,

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ISAAC W. CHOY, Chair