STAND. COM. REP. NO. 739

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 678

       S.D. 2

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 678, S.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 and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds to support the activities of the Uluulu:  The Henry Kuualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive of Hawaii (Moving Image Archive).

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, the University of Hawaii West Oahu, Hawaii Chapter of Association of Records Managers and Administrators, Lyman Museum, Pacific Islanders in Communications, Searider Productions, Bernard Osher Foundation, and six individuals.

     Your Committee finds that the Moving Image Archive is a unique collection of films and videos that depicts the rich history and culture of Hawaii.  Your Committee believes that funding the preservation and maintenance of this collection will further the State's interest in educating current and future generations about the history and culture of Hawaii.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by amending the effective date from July 1, 2013, to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion on the measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 678, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 678, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair