KA ‘AHA KENEKOA
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2024
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Senator Lynn DeCoite, Chair |
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Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |
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1:00 PM |
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Conference Room 229 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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The Legislature is accepting written, videoconference, and in-person testimony at public hearings.
A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.
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RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Includes agritourism in the definition of "enterprise" to authorize the Agribusiness Development Corporation to financially support businesses engaged in agritourism. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Establishes a business revitalization task force to identify methods to improve Hawaii's general economic competitiveness and business climate, including by mitigating regulatory and tax burdens. Requires a report to the legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Appropriates funds to establish a position within the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to assist the Corporation's aerospace coordinator. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Changes the cap for awards to assist businesses applying for the Small Business Innovation Research Grant Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Program of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Adds purchasing of renewable energy technology systems as an eligible expense, and clarifies that training on new and existing manufacturing equipment is an eligible expense, for the Manufacturing Development Grant Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICE. Establishes the Digital Equity Grant Program to award grants to applicants to deploy digital equity projects to covered populations in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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RELATING TO ENERGY. Establishes the solar hui program to allow multi-family residential property owners to invest into a solar hui investment fund which will provide repayment of income derived from energy services agreements to low- and moderate-income households to install solar energy systems. Establishes the solar hui program fund manager position. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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For amended notices: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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_____________________________________ Senator Lynn DeCoite Chair |
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