relating to information technology development.

Appropriates $6 million in GO bond funds to extend the community-based economic development loan and grant program to information technology for distressed rural areas. Appropriates $200,000 to increase the program's funding.

making an appropriation to recruit investment from Pacific rim countries in support of community-based economic development.

Appropriates moneys to establish a program to attract investment from Pacific Rim countries and to create a civil service exempt position in the community-based economic development program of the department of business, economic development, and tourism.

relating to technology.

Appropriates money for the New Economy Transition (NET) program.

RELATING TO the economy.

Creates an economic task force to develop clear goals and an implementation plan to improve Hawaii's economic diversity.

RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY.

Creates a high technology task force to develop clear goals and an implementation plan to improve Hawaii's high technology industry.

relating to taxation.

Adds new tax benefits for high tech industries and amends current benefits to improve them.

relating to research and technology parks.

Requires all infrastructure at all existing technology parks to be completed before the governor may allocate funds for the construction of new technology parks.

relating to special purpose revenue bonds for hi-tech hawaii, inc.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hi-Tech Hawaii, Inc. in planning, designing, and constructing a high technology research and development facility in the State.

relating to taxation.

Expands treatment of wholesale sales of services under the general excise tax by clarifying the cost of services.

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Changes deductions taken by lessee for gross proceeds from subleased real property, to the amount of monetary gross proceeds or gross income paid for the property or space by the lessee or the amount of monetary gross proceeds received from sublessee for GET.

relating to the general excise tax.

Accelerates the general excise tax deduction for the leasing and subleasing of real property by adopting the .875 deduction multiplier for calendar year 2002 and thereafter.

relating to cybersquatting.

Prohibits the bad faith registration of domain names on the Internet.

relating to kakaako community development.

Requires the HCDA to contract with a nonprofit organization for the purpose of organizing a multi-cultural village at Kakaako.

RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION.

Requires the director of commerce and consumer affairs to establish a statewide cable access infrastructure plan.

RELATING TO TELEMARKETING.

Imposes criminal penalties for violation of the telemarketing fraud prevention law.

RELATING to small boat harbors.

Requires the department of land and natural resources to provide for the future direction, including a master plan, for publicly owned small boat harbors statewide. Appropriates funds. Requires report to the legislature.

relating to ala wai boat harbor.

Converts the Ala Wai boat harbor into an independent, privately managed marine park in accordance with an operating agreement based on principles of community-based management, to be entered into with the department of land and natural resources.

RELATING TO A TASK FORCE AND MASTER PLAN ON COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Mandates the DOE to establish a task force on the utilization of computers and technology in public school classrooms and to create a master plan for computer and technology utilization.

making an appropriation to the public library system.

Appropriates funds to the public library system to fund a program to increase electronic access to government information and services in areas with limited access.

relating to technology.

Amends technology scholarship program to eliminate onerous conditions such as the work, internship, and incumbent worker category requirements to increase participation in the program.

relating to telemedicine.

Requires reimbursement for telehealth services provided to medicaid patients in Hawaii's health facilities.