STAND. COM. REP. 3382

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.C.R. No. 26

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Economic Development and Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 26 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, THE STATE FILM OFFICE, THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, OTHER STATE AGENCIES, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO ESTABLISH AN ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, other designated state agencies, and interested members of the public to convene a meeting for the purpose of discussing the establishment of an international animation film festival in Hawaii.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Hawaii International Film Festival. Offering comments on the measure was the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

Your Committees find that there are very few animation film festivals in the world presently and that Hawaii stands poised to take a leadership role in the establishment of a world class animation film festival. The proposed animation film festival will not only attract interest from Asia and the Pacific Rim, where animated films are extremely popular, but also provide an important forum for Hawaii's talented filmmakers to showcase their work as well as make important contacts with non-local filmmakers and producers. Your Committees further find that animation is a key element in the development of a strong and vibrant digital media industry in Hawaii. Animation encompasses a broad spectrum of digital media products, including computer graphics, video and computer game design, and animated films. The growing importance of this genre is evident in the growth of animation departments in film schools across the nation, including the University of Hawaii's Academy for Creative Media.

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

(1) Requesting the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, in place of the State Film Office, convene this meeting with all interested parties to discuss the development of an international animation film festival in Hawaii; and

(2) Including the Hawaii Tourism Authority as well as representatives from the Hawaii Film Festival, the Maui Film Festival, the Cinema Paradise, and the Hawaii Student Film Festival to participate in this meeting discussing the establishment of an international animation film festival in Hawaii.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Economic Development and Education that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 26, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 26, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Economic Development and Education,

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair