HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CONCERNS

Rep. Lei Ahu Isa, Chair

Rep. Michael Magaoay, Vice Chair

Rep. Felipe Abinsay

Rep. Roy Takumi

Rep. Ed Case

Rep. Ron Davis

Rep. Ben Cabreros

Rep. Bertha Leong

Rep. Jerry Chang

Rep. Barbara Marumoto

Rep. Nathan Suzuki

Rep. Guy Ontai

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Thursday, February 7, 2002

TIME:

8:30 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A D D E N D U M

HB 1944

RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS.

Makes the law enacting the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act and the small business defender permanent. Allows the small business defender to hire attorneys. Appropriates funds to the legislature to establish the office of the small business defender.

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HB 2396

RELATING TO LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS TAX.

Provides an income tax exemption for capital gains on property that is held for at least five years.

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HB 2454

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Changes the method of calculating the number of employees needed to meet the annual hiring requirements of the Hawaii Enterprise Zone Program in response to the unanticipated layoffs or terminations caused by the 911 incidents. Eliminates the use tax exemption for EZ-qualified firms.

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HB 2650

RELATING TO HAWAII AS A FREE TRADE ZONE.

Requires DBEDT to study economic feasibility of making entire state of Hawaii a free trade zone.

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HB 2701

RELATING TO INCOME TAXATION.

Excludes, from gross income, adjusted gross income, and taxable income, amounts received from live performances.

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HB 2791

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Extends benefits of enterprise zone to East Maui until June 30, 2007.

EDB, FIN

 

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Rep. Lei Ahu Isa

Chair