THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND HOUSING

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

Senator Sam Slom, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Brickwood Galuteria, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Friday, February 08, 2013
TIME:	3:30 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

SB 957 Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE CREATIVE MEDIA INDUSTRY. Assigns to the Hawaii tourism authority the responsibilities for film, television, digital, and new media development.  Repeals the film industry activities within the department of business, economic development, and tourism and makes conforming amendments.  Requires the Hawaii tourism authority to restructure the debt service for state obligations related to the convention center.  Appropriates funds from the savings from any such restructuring to be deposited into the film, television, digital, and new media development special fund for fiscal year 2013-2014 and fiscal year 2014-2015.  Appropriates funds from the special fund to the Hawaii tourism authority for implementation of the film, television, digital, and new media development activities.

EGH/THA, WAM [Measure deleted on 01-31-13]

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

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_____________________________________ Senator Brickwood Galuteria Chair

_____________________________________ Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz Chair