HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

269

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII THEATRE CENTER.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the Hawaii Theatre Center is the second largest proscenium performance facility in the State and is the only remaining theatre of its type in Hawaii.  Established in 1922, the Hawaii Theatre Center has operated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization since 1984.

     The legislature also finds that the Hawaii Theatre Center, listed on both the Hawaii and national registers of historic places, has been recognized nationally for its historic, architectural, and community significance.  In 2005, the Hawaii Theatre Center was recognized as the 2005 Outstanding Historic Theatre in America by the League of Historic American Theaters.  The Hawaii Theatre Center was awarded the 2006 National Preservation Honor Award by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

     The legislature recognizes that, throughout its many years of service, the Hawaii Theatre Center has established critical areas of expertise and provides significant intangible benefits to Hawaii and its people by offering the community an historic performing arts facility with exceptional technical capacity.

     The legislature further finds that the Hawaii Theatre Center has served the community for nearly a century as Hawaii's theatre without the benefit of regular, predictable support from state sources to assist in the preservation of its irreplaceable facility, staff its programs, and plan and present its events and educational programs.

     The purpose of this Act is to:

     (1)  Require the department of accounting and general services to submit a report detailing its plans to acquire the Hawaii Theatre Center; and

     (2)  If the department of accounting and general services acquires the Hawaii Theatre Center, designate the Hawaii Theatre Center as the Hawaii State Theatre on January 1, 2025.

     SECTION 2.  The department of accounting and general services shall submit a report to the legislature, no later than December 31, 2023, detailing its plans to acquire the Hawaii Theatre Center for the purposes of designating it as the Hawaii State Theatre and for other mixed use purposes.

     SECTION 3.  If the department of accounting and general services acquires the Hawaii Theatre Center, the Hawaii Theatre Center shall be designated as the Hawaii State Theatre on January 1, 2025.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on June 30, 3000.

 

 

Report Title:

Hawaii Theatre Center; Hawaii State Theatre; Acquisition

 

Description:

Designates the Hawaii Theatre Center as the Hawaii State Theatre on 1/1/2025, contingent upon the department of accounting and general services' acquisition of Hawaii State Theatre.  Effective 6/30/3000.  (HD1)

 

 

 

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