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, Ho‘omanapono 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 |
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