THE SENATE                           S.R. NO.              58
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                    SENATE  RESOLUTION

  SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT OF THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY IN
    HAWAII. 


 1        WHEREAS, Hawaii's economic base can be diversified and
 2   strengthened through the development of its high technology
 3   industry which generates high paying jobs and high value
 4   products; and
 5   
 6        WHEREAS, Hawaii must establish a niche where it can
 7   maintain an advantage in the competitive high technology
 8   industry; and
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10        WHEREAS, Hawaii's strategic location and culture can
11   facilitate the global marketing of high technology expertise
12   and products; and
13   
14        WHEREAS, the University of Hawai`i is gaining a reputation
15   for high technology research and development in a wide range of
16   fields; and
17   
18        WHEREAS, in the area of biotechnology alone, several
19   Hawaii companies have emerged including Neugenesis, Integrated
20   Coffee Technologies Incorporated, Aquasearch, Cyanotech, and
21   Mauna Kea Nutraceuticals, and major multi-national corporations
22   including Monsanto, Cargill, Novartis, and Dekalb Genetics
23   Corporation conduct plant genetics research in Hawaii; and
24   
25        WHEREAS, through a coordinated and concerted effort
26   involving government agencies, academia, and the private
27   sector, Hawaii can succeed in establishing other high
28   technology industries in the State; now, therefore,
29   
30        BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twentieth Legislature
31   of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 1999, that the
32   Governor appoint a special task force, comprised of the
33   appropriate officials from the Senate and the House of
34   Representatives, the executive departments, the University of
35   Hawai`i system, and the private sector, to develop strategies
36   and coordinate initiatives to facilitate the growth of high
37   technology industries; and
38   
39        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the special task force shall
40   be jointly chaired by representatives from the Department of

 
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 1   Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, the Department of
 2   Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the University of Hawai`i, and
 3   the private sector; and
 4   
 5        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the special task force
 6   specifically:
 7   
 8        (1)  Evaluate the existing environment and infrastructure
 9             to support high technology research and development
10             projects within the State;
11   
12        (2)  Investigate infrastructure needs in the near future
13             to support high technology research and development
14             projects within the State;
15   
16        (3)  Investigate the development of the necessary
17             incentives to encourage future high technology
18             research and development programs within the State;
19             and
20   
21        (4)  Investigate the State's image as a place to conduct
22             such research and development among major
23             multinational corporations, which conduct high
24             technology research projects;
25   
26   and
27   
28        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the special task force
29   specifically investigate the development of necessary
30   incentives and infrastructure to attract the Microsoft
31   Corporation, International Business Machines, the Sony
32   Corporation, the Intel Corporation, NEC Technologies, Siemens
33   AG, the Western Digital Corporation, and the National
34   Semiconductor Corporation, which conduct major research and
35   development programs; and
36   
37        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the special task force shall
38   report its findings to the Legislature twenty days prior to the
39   convening of the Regular Session of 2001; and
40   
41        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
42   Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, the President of the

 
 
 
 
 
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 1   University of Hawai`i, and the Dean of the College of Business
 2   Administration at the University of Hawai`i.
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