HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2024

 

COMMITTEE ON CULTURE, ARTS, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Rep. Adrian K. Tam, Chair

Rep. Rose Martinez, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Andrew Takuya Garrett

Rep. Jackson D. Sayama

Rep. Jeanne Kapela

Rep. David Alcos III

Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi

 

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

TIME:

10:00 am

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

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A G E N D A

 

HB 2747

Status

RELATING TO CREATIVE MEDIA.

Establishes the Filmmakers Special Fund.  Requires the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to award grants for film, media, and creative industries intellectual property development projects in Hawaii.  Requires consultation with the Creative Industries Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.  Repeals 6/30/2029.  Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025.

 

CAI, ECD, FIN

HB 2736

Status

RELATING TO STATE GESTURE.

Adopts, establishes, and designates the shaka as the official gesture of the State.

 

CAI, JHA

HB 1861

Status

RELATING TO NUMBER PLATES.

Requires license plates to include okinas.  Authorizes the use of all uppercase letters, all lowercase letters, or initial capital letters in motor vehicle license plates.

 

CAI, JHA

HB 2715

Status

RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.

Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to commemorate Malama Puuloa.

 

CAI, FIN

HB 2293

Status

RELATING TO SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES.

Authorizes the issuance of special number plates to recognize the University of Hawaii Cancer Center.

 

CAI, FIN

HB 2772

Status

RELATING TO THE STATE SEAL.

Requires the use of modern Hawaiian orthography, including the kahakō and ʻokina, on the state seal.  Provides that valid representations of the seal created before this Act shall remain valid.

 

CAI, JHA

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Adrian K. Tam

Chair