STAND. COM. REP. NO.  767-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2080

      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. 2080, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to continue to promote the diversification of Hawaii's economy, particularly in the innovation technology sector, by appropriating funds to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to provide grants to software application challenge participants for the development of proofs of concept into prototypes suitable for local and state government use.

 

     The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Office of Enterprise Technology Services, Hawaii Open Data, Transform Hawaii Government, and a few concerned individuals supported this measure.  Hawaii Technology Development Corporation and DevLeague offered comments for 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. 2080, 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