STAND. COM. REP. NO.  768-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2084

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2084, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to support the development of a statewide innovation industry by:

 

(1)  Appropriating funds for the continuation of the Neighbor Island Innovation Initiative Program of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation;

 

(2)  Requiring the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to include information on the impact of the Program in providing outreach and mentorship assistance to innovative small businesses on the Neighbor Islands in its annual report to the Legislature; and

 

(3)  Authorizing and appropriating funds for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to participate in and contribute funding towards activities related to aspects of cybersecurity, including the development of a Hawaii cyber ecosystem.

 

     The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, CyberHawaii, Hoomanapono Political Action Committee, Kai Law, LLLC, and a few concerned individuals supported this measure.  Hawaii Technology Development Corporation and a concerned individual offered comments on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2084, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair