STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1258
Honolulu, Hawaii
S.D. 1
President of the Senate
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology and Higher Education, to which was referred S.R. No. 84 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CREATE A PLAN TO DEVELOP THE WEST OAHU CREATIVE LAB AND TO RELOCATE THE HAWAII FILM STUDIO TO WEST OAHU AND URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO APPROVE A CERTAIN TRANSFER OF LAND,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to create a plan to develop the West Oahu Creative Lab and to relocate the Hawaii Film Studio to West Oahu and to urge the University of Hawaii Board of Regents to approve a certain transfer of land.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; and High Technology Development Corporation. Your Committees received comments on this measure from the University of Hawaii System.
Your Committees find that Waianae High School offers the Searider Production Program and the University of Hawaii West Oahu offers a bachelor's degree in creative media. Both of the creative media programs open the door to careers in the media industry. However, there are few opportunities in West Oahu for graduates in creative media programs to become employed. Your Committees further find that the establishment of the West Oahu Creative Lab and the relocation of the Hawaii Film Studio in West Oahu would promote growth in the business of creative media, and would provide local graduates employment opportunities.
Your Committees have amended this measure by:
(1) Replacing references to the "West Oahu Creative Lab" to the "West Oahu Creative Lab Media/Film Studio Complex";
(2) Amending its title accordingly; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology and Higher Education that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 84, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 84, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology and Higher Education,
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________________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE, Chair |
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________________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Chair |
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