Bill Text: HI HB2558 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii House Bill 2558 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating To Creative Lab Hawaii.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-03-16 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. [HB2558 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2018-HB2558-Amended.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2558
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018		H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII		S.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CREATIVE LAB HAWAII.

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that Hawaii's creative economy, composed of film, performing and visual arts, culture, music, creative and interactive media, animation, design and fashion, publishing, and literary arts sectors, is a key driver in diversifying Hawaii's economy to one based on the development of innovation- and knowledge-based industries.

The legislature further finds that Hawaii is one of twenty states, municipalities, and regions in the United States that have a focus on creative industries as a means of economic development. The legislature also finds that Hawaii is regarded as a leader in developing innovative initiatives such as creative lab Hawaii, a state accelerator program bringing together industry mentors in the media, music, and design industries, and partnering with creative entrepreneurs to increase global export and investment in creative content, music, fashion design, and other forms of intellectual property.

Creative lab Hawaii collaborates with various industry partners such as the Writers Guild of America West, Producers Guild of America, International Game Developers Association, Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Secret Road Music Services, and the Hawaii Songwriting Festival.

The legislature acknowledges that from 2013 to 2018, creative lab Hawaii produced forty-five programs in total, attended by more than one thousand five hundred people. Of these attendees, approximately two hundred creative entrepreneurs participated in the immersive programs and ideation workshops and received valued mentorship that generated three motion pictures and six options (both motion pictures and television projects), produced five web-series, published one app, and licensed eleven songs to various television series, studios, and commercials nationally.

The legislature recognizes that before creative lab Hawaii can expand its services to neighbor islands beyond the initial weekend pilot programs, additional funds are necessary for the programs. Expanding the programs would allow creative lab Hawaii to reach new communities in the State where creative entrepreneurs can gain access, knowledge, and business opportunities.

The legislature additionally finds value in the department of business, economic development, and tourism's creative industries division's interest in integrating the department of education's high school programs in digital media, music, design, and communication arts as a feeder program for students to also benefit from creative lab Hawaii's industry mentors.

The purpose of this Act is to appropriate moneys to the department of business, economic development, and tourism to allow creative lab Hawaii to expand to three neighbor islands and to develop high school programs.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 to be allocated as follows:

(1) $ to match a federal grant from the United States Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration to:

(A) Expand creative lab Hawaii's immersive programs to three neighbor islands;

(B) Expand creative lab Hawaii's ideation workshops to three neighbor islands; and

(2) $ for full-time equivalent ( FTE) creative lab Hawaii project coordinator position(s).

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2112.

Report Title:

Creative Lab Hawaii; DBEDT; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism for the expansion of Creative Lab Hawaii immersive programs and staff. Takes effect on 7/1/2112. (SD1)

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