Bill Text: HI HR26 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Graffiti; Pilot Program; Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-04-03 - Resolution adopted in final form. [HR26 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2014-HR26-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	26
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting the hawaii state foundation on culture and the arts to establish and administer a pilot program for the creation of urban art on state-owned property.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, graffiti is a pervasive problem in many communities throughout the State, causing visual blight and the lowering of property values; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that the negative effects of graffiti make it an issue of great concern and the problem persists despite community efforts to combat it; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Legislature further finds that while these negative effects cannot be ignored, graffiti is also recognized as a legitimate artistic genre; and

 

     WHEREAS, as urban art, the graffiti style has historically been used as social and political commentary, and numerous publications have treated the subject as such; and

 

     WHEREAS, although there are different theories regarding the purpose and effectiveness of urban art projects as a deterrent to graffiti, a popular theory posits that authorized outlets for urban art throughout a community will mitigate unauthorized instances of graffiti; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Legislature further finds that providing legitimate, state-owned venues for urban art will enrich the State's communities in many ways, including by reducing graffiti through expanding opportunities for appropriate creative social expression; and
     WHEREAS, urban art may be defined as any painting or artistic work composed in black and white or arrangements of color, including mosaics, murals, stencil art, and other art media and techniques; and

 

     WHEREAS, urban art excludes painting or work placed on a structure that is erected for the sole or primary purpose of signage, and graffiti as defined in section 46-1.5(24)(C) or 577-3.5(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2014, that the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is requested to establish and administer a two-year pilot program for the creation of urban art on state-owned property; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is urged to consult with the Department of Accounting and General Services, Department of Transportation, Department of Land and Natural Resources, State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and any other stakeholders deemed appropriate by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to establish procedures for the pilot program, including procedures that address the following:

 

     (1)  The selection of participating individuals;

 

     (2)  Site selection and designation of specific areas for urban art on state-owned property;

 

     (3)  Requirements and guidelines regarding the type and size of urban art and art material to be used;

 

     (4)  Rights to copyrights for the urban art created under the pilot program;

 

     (5)  Limitations, as necessary, on access to state-owned property used for urban art, such as requirements for safety and security; and

     (6)  Any other considerations that the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts deems appropriate; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is urged to consult with the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Historic Hawaii Foundation, and any other stakeholders that the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts deems appropriate to review the creation of urban art under the pilot program to ensure that the art does not adversely affect historic property; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is requested to submit a report to the Legislature on the status of the pilot program for the creation of urban art and its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, regarding the continuation of the program on a permanent basis and methods to reduce illicit graffiti no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2016; and  

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Comptroller, Director of Transportation, Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Administrator of the State Historic Preservation Division, and Executive Director of the Historic Hawaii Foundation.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Graffiti; Pilot Program; Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts