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HI Rev Stat § 201-102 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201. Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism|201-102 Advisory committees.

  §201-102 Advisory committees. (a) The director of business, economic development, and tourism may form advisory committees to assist in the formulation of recommendations concerning the development of markets for recycled materials. The recommendations shall address the removal of impediments to, as well as the establishment of incentives for, the use of recycled materials by businesses or energy producers in order to expand markets for recyclable materials.  (b) At the discretion of the director, committee members may include, but need not be limited to:  (1) The director of health;  (2) The director of the office of planning and sustainable development;  (3) The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources;  (4) The comptroller;  (5) The chairperson of the public utilities commission;  (6) The director of transportation;  (7) The county integrated solid waste management coordinators;  (8) One representative each from the not-for-profit recycling industry, the for-profit recycling industry, the solid waste collection industry, the recycling processing industry, the recycling brokerage and marketing industry, the shipping industry, and an environmental advocacy group; and  (9) An elected official from each county; or their designated representatives. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §3; am L 1996, c 299, §3; am L 2021, c 153, §8]
HI Rev Stat § 201-103 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201. Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism|201-103 Studies.

  §201-103 Studies. The director of business, economic development, and tourism may conduct studies necessary to prepare recommendations on the development of markets for recycled materials. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §3]
HI Rev Stat § 201-104 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201. Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism|201-104 Report.

  §201-104 Report. The director of business, economic development, and tourism shall incorporate the activities of the past year and any recommendations for specific actions to develop markets for recycled materials in the department's annual report. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §3]
HI Rev Stat § 201-105 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201. Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism|201-105 Legislation and rules.

  §201-105 Legislation and rules. The department, with the assistance of the office of solid waste management, shall coordinate the following activities, as necessary, to develop markets for recycled materials:  (1) The development and introduction of proposed legislation; and  (2) The development of rules by the appropriate state agencies. It is the intent of the legislature that implementation of the department's recommendations be expedited. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §3]
HI Rev Stat § 201-106 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201. Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism|201-106 REPEALED.

 §201-106 REPEALED. L 2003, c 178, §3.
HI Rev Stat § 201-111 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201. Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism|201-111 Definitions.

Note Part heading amended by L 2019, c 228, §1.  §201-111 Definitions. As used in this part:  "Creative industries" means those sectors that comprise HawaiiÊ¹s creative economy, including media, arts, culture, music, design, fashion, publishing, animation, interactive, and emerging media.  "Department" means the department of business, economic development, and tourism.  "Fund" means the Hawaii film and creative industries development special fund.  "Media" means film, motion pictures, television, interactive, over-the-top television productions, virtual reality, augmented reality and other forms of emerging media, multi-player videogame publishing, and other digitally-developed content for theatrical or digital distribution via streaming, mobile, and broadcast media. [L 2000, c 285, pt of §2; am L 2019, c 228, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 201-112 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201. Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism|201-112 REPEALED.

  §201-112 REPEALED. L 2019, c 228, §4.
HI Rev Stat § 201-113 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201. Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism|201-113 Hawaii film and creative industries development special fund.

  §201-113 Hawaii film and creative industries development special fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury the Hawaii film and creative industries development special fund into which shall be deposited:  (1) Appropriations by the legislature;  (2) Donations and contributions made by private individuals or organizations for deposit into the fund;  (3) Grants provided by governmental agencies or any other source; and  (4) Effective January 2, 2021, all revenues, fees, and charges from the processing of the motion picture, digital media, and film production income tax credit pursuant to section 235-17.  (b) The fund shall be used by the department to provide for:  (1) A program to provide seed capital for film, media, and creative industries intellectual property development projects for export, as determined by the department;  (2) Programs that expand the skills of the State's resident workforce in the film, media, and creative industries; and  (3) Marketing programs that attract business opportunities within the film, media, and creative industries in the State. [L 2000, c 285, pt of §2; am L 2019, c 228, §3; am L 2020, c 70, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 201-114 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201. Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism|201-114 REPEALED.

  §201-114 REPEALED. L 2019, c 228, §5.
HI Rev Stat § 201B-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-1 Definitions.

  §201B-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:  "Agency" means any agency, department, authority, board, commission, the University of Hawaii, or any other unit of the State or its political subdivisions.  "Authority" means the Hawaii tourism authority established in section 201B-2.  "Board" means the board of directors of the Hawaii tourism authority established in section 201B-2, and any successor thereto.  "Convention center facility" or "convention center" means any combination of land, buildings, and improvements thereon, acquired or developed by the State, and includes exhibition halls, meeting rooms, a plenary session hall, and support space that reflect a Hawaiian sense of place; any other structure or facility required or useful for the operation of a convention center, including commercial, office, community service, parking, garage, and other supporting service structures; and, all necessary, useful, and related equipment, furnishings, and appurtenances.  "Public agency" means any office, department, board, commission, bureau, division, public corporation agency, or instrumentality of the federal, state, or county government. [L 1998, c 156, pt of §2; am L 2002, c 253, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 201B-2.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-2.5 Authority, private attorneys.

  §201B-2.5 Authority, private attorneys. (a) The board may appoint or retain by contract one or more attorneys who are independent of the attorney general to provide legal services for the board solely in cases of contract negotiations in which the attorney general lacks sufficient expertise; provided that the independent attorney shall consult and work in conjunction with the designated deputy attorney general assigned to the Hawaii tourism authority.  (b) The board may fix the compensation of the attorneys appointed or retained pursuant to this section. Attorneys appointed or retained by contract shall be exempt from chapters 76, 78, and 88. [L 2004, c 58, § §1, 14(2); am L 2005, c 22, §50; am L 2006, c 306, §1; am L Sp 2009, c 5, §12]
HI Rev Stat § 201B-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-4 Meetings of the board.

  §201B-4 Meetings of the board. (a)  The meetings of the board shall be open to the public as provided in section 92-3, except that when it is necessary for the board to receive:  (1) Information that is proprietary to a particular enterprise or the disclosure of which might be harmful to the business interests of the enterprise; or  (2) Information that is necessary to protect Hawaii's competitive advantage as a visitor destination; provided that information relating to marketing plans and strategies may be disclosed after the execution of the marketing plans and strategies, the board may enter into an executive meeting that is closed to the public in accordance with the procedures provided for holding an executive meeting under part I of chapter 92.  (b)  The board shall be subject to the procedural requirements of section 92-4, and this authorization shall be in addition to the exceptions listed in section 92-5, to enable the board to respect the proprietary requirements of enterprises with which it has business dealings. [L 1998, c 156, pt of §2; am L 2010, c 102, §2; am L 2018, c 18, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 201B-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-5 Exemption of Hawaii tourism authority from administrative supervision of boards and commissions

  §201B-5 Exemption of Hawaii tourism authority from administrative supervision of boards and commissions. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the authority shall be exempt from section 26-35 with the exception of section 26-35(a)(2), (3), (7), (8) and subsection (b). [L 1998, c 156, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 16, §2; am L 2005, c 22, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 201B-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-6 Tourism marketing plan; measures of effectiveness.

  §201B-6 Tourism marketing plan; measures of effectiveness. (a) The authority shall be responsible for developing a tourism marketing plan. The plan shall be a single, comprehensive document that shall be updated every year and include the following:  (1) Statewide Hawaii brand management efforts and programs;  (2) Targeted markets;  (3) Efforts to enter into Hawaii brand management projects that make effective use of cooperative programs;  (4) Program performance goals and targets that can be monitored as market gauges and used as attributes to evaluate the authority's programs; and  (5) The authority's guidance and direction for the development and coordination of promotional and marketing programs that build and promote the Hawaii brand, which are implemented through contracts and agreements with destination marketing organizations or other qualified organizations, including:  (A) Target markets and the results being sought;  (B) Key performance indicators; and  (C) Private sector collaborative or cooperative efforts that may be required.  As used in this section, "Hawaii brand" means the programs that collectively differentiate the Hawaii experience from other destinations.  (b) In accordance with subsection (a), the authority shall develop measures of effectiveness to assess the overall benefits and effectiveness of the marketing plan and include documentation of the progress of the marketing plan towards achieving the authority's strategic plan goals. [L 1998, c 156, pt of §2; am L 1999, c 178, §7; am L 2004, c 9, §2; am L Sp 2009, c 5, §6; am L 2010, c 102, §3; am L 2014, c 131, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 201B-7.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-7.5 Applicability of Hawaii public procurement code; convention center contractor; construction contracts.

  §201B-7.5 Applicability of Hawaii public procurement code; convention center contractor; construction contracts. The construction contracts for the maintenance of the convention center facility by the private contractor that operates the convention center, by its direct or indirect receipt of, and its expenditure of, public funds from the department of business, economic development, and tourism or the authority, or both, shall be subject to part III of chapter 103D. [L Sp 2009, c 5, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 201B-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-8 Convention center enterprise special fund.

  §201B-8 Convention center enterprise special fund. (a) There is established the convention center enterprise special fund, into which shall be deposited:  (1) A portion of the revenues from the transient accommodations tax, as provided by section 237D-6.5;  (2) All revenues or moneys derived from the operations of the convention center to include all revenues from the food and beverage service, all revenues from the parking facilities or from any concession, and all revenues from the sale of souvenirs, logo items, or any other items offered for purchase at the convention center;  (3) Private contributions, interest, compensation, gross or net revenues, proceeds, or other moneys derived from any source or for any purpose arising from the use of the convention center facility; and  (4) Appropriations by the legislature for marketing the facility pursuant to section 201B-7(a)(7).  (b) Moneys in the convention center enterprise special fund shall be used by the authority for the payment of expenses arising from any and all use, operation, maintenance, alteration, improvement, or any unforeseen or unplanned repairs of the convention center, including without limitation the food and beverage service and parking service provided at the convention center facility, the sale of souvenirs, logo items, or other items, for any future major repair, maintenance, and improvement of the convention center facility as a commercial enterprise or as a world class facility for conventions, entertainment, or public events, and for marketing the facility pursuant to section 201B-7(a)(7).  (c) Moneys in the convention center enterprise special fund may be:  (1) Placed in interest-bearing accounts; provided that the depository in which the money is deposited furnishes security as provided in section 38-3; or  (2) Otherwise invested by the authority until such time as the moneys may be needed; provided that the authority shall limit its investments to those listed in section 36-21. All interest accruing from investment of the moneys shall be credited to the convention center enterprise special fund. [L 2002, c 253, §2; am L 2005, c 235, §6; am L 2014, c 81, §3; am L 2015, c 121, §6; am L 2018, c 86, §2; am L Sp 2021, c 1, §20]
HI Rev Stat § 201B-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-9 Tourism emergency.

  §201B-9 Tourism emergency. (a) If the board determines that the occurrence of a world conflict, terrorist threat, national or global economic crisis, natural disaster, outbreak of disease, or other catastrophic event adversely affects Hawaii's tourism industry by resulting in a substantial interruption in the commerce of the State and adversely affecting the welfare of its people, the board shall submit a request to the governor to declare that a tourism emergency exists.  (b) Upon declaration by the governor that a tourism emergency exists pursuant to subsection (a), the authority shall develop and implement measures to respond to the tourism emergency, including providing assistance to tourists during the emergency; provided that any tourism emergency response measure implemented pursuant to this subsection shall not include any provision that would adversely affect the organized labor force in tourism-related industries. With respect to a national or global economic crisis only, in addition to the governor's declaration of the existence of a tourism emergency, no action in response to the tourism emergency declaration may be taken by the authority without the governor's express approval. [L 2007, c 201, pt of §1; am L Sp 2009, c 5, §8]
HI Rev Stat § 201B-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-10 Tourism emergency special fund.

 §201B-10 Tourism emergency special fund. (a) There is established outside the state treasury a tourism emergency special fund to be administered by the board, into which shall be deposited the revenues prescribed by section 237D-6.5(b) and all investment earnings credited to the assets of the fund.  (b) Moneys in the special fund shall be used exclusively to provide for the development and implementation of emergency measures to respond to any tourism emergency pursuant to section 201B-9, including providing emergency assistance to tourists during the tourism emergency.  (c) Use of the special fund, consistent with subsection (b), shall be provided for in articles, bylaws, resolutions, or other instruments executed by the board as administrator for the special fund. [L 2007, c 201, pt of §1; am L 2015, c 237, §11; am L Sp 2021, c 1, §21]
HI Rev Stat § 201B-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-11 REPEALED.

Note Part heading amended by L Sp 2021, c 1, §14(1).  §201B-11 REPEALED. L Sp 2021, c 1, §14(2).
HI Rev Stat § 201B-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-12 Exemption of authority from taxation and Hawaii public procurement code.

  §201B-12 Exemption of authority from taxation and Hawaii public procurement code. All revenues and receipts derived by the authority from any project or a project agreement or other agreement pertaining thereto shall be exempt from all state taxation. Any right, title, and interest of the authority in any project shall also be exempt from all state taxation. Except as otherwise provided by law, the interest of a qualified person or other user of a project or a project agreement or other agreements related to a project shall not be exempt from taxation to a greater extent than it would be if the costs of the project were directly financed by the qualified person or user. [L 1998, c 156, pt of §2; am L Sp 2021, c 1, §22]
HI Rev Stat § 201B-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-13 Assistance by state and county agencies; advisory group.

  §201B-13 Assistance by state and county agencies; advisory group. (a) Any state or county agency may render services upon request of the authority.  (b) The authority may establish an advisory group that may meet monthly or as the authority deems necessary, which may include the director of business, economic development, and tourism, director of transportation, chairperson of the board of land and natural resources, and executive director of the state foundation on culture and the arts to advise the authority on matters relating to their respective departments or agency in the preparation and execution of suggested:  (1) Measures to respond to tourism emergencies pursuant to section 201B-9;  (2) Programs for the management, improvement, and protection of Hawaii's natural environment and other areas frequented by visitors;  (3) Measures to address issues affecting airlines, air routes, and barriers to travel to Hawaii; and  (4) Programs to perpetuate the cultures of Hawaii and engage local communities to sustain and preserve the native Hawaiian culture. [L 1998, c 156, pt of §2; am L Sp 2009, c 5, §10]
HI Rev Stat § 201B-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-14 Declaration of public function, purpose, and necessity.

  §201B-14  Declaration of public function, purpose, and necessity. The powers and functions granted to and exercised by the Hawaii tourism authority under this chapter are declared to be public and governmental functions, exercised for a public purpose, and matters of public necessity. [L 1998, c 156, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 201B-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-15 Court proceedings; preferences; venue.

  §201B-15 Court proceedings; preferences; venue. (a) Any action or proceeding to which the authority, the State, or the county may be a party, in which any question arises as to the validity of this chapter, shall be preferred over all other civil cases, except election cases, in the circuit court of the circuit where the case or controversy arises, and shall be heard and determined in preference to all other civil cases pending therein except election cases, irrespective of position on the calendar.  (b) Upon application of counsel to the authority, the same preference shall be granted in any action or proceeding questioning the validity of this chapter in which the authority may be allowed to intervene.  (c) Any action or proceeding to which the authority, the State, or the county may be party, in which any question arises as to the validity of this chapter or any portion of this chapter, or any action of the authority may be filed in the circuit court of the circuit where the case or controversy arises, which court is hereby vested with original jurisdiction over the action.  (d) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, declaratory relief from the circuit court may be obtained for any action.  (e) Any party aggrieved by the decision of the circuit court may appeal in accordance with part I of chapter 641 and the appeal shall be given priority. [L 1998, c 156, pt of §2; am L 2001, c 251, §5] Case Notes  In action for declaratory and injunctive relief brought under this section, petitioner lacked standing to assert claims for relief where petitioner failed to allege or create a genuine issue of material fact as to whether there was an actual or threatened injury resulting from the authority's conduct or that the injury was fairly traceable to the authority's challenged action, and failed to establish that petitioner's injury was likely to be remedied by the court's grant of injunctive or declaratory relief. 100 H. 242, 59 P.3d 877 (2002).
HI Rev Stat § 201B-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority|201B-16 Annual report.

  §201B-16 Annual report. The authority shall submit a complete and detailed report of its activities, expenditures, and results, including the progress of the tourism marketing plan developed pursuant to section 201B-6, toward achieving the authority's strategic plan goals, to the governor and the legislature at least twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature. The annual report shall include the descriptions and evaluations of programs funded, together with any recommendations the authority may make. [L 1998, c 156, pt of §2; am L 2014, c 131, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 201C-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|201C. Financial Services Assistance Program|201C-1 Definitions.

  §201C-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter:  "Department" means the department of business, economic development, and tourism.  "Financial mall" means an array of financial service industry operations connected by telecommunications and not restricted to location in a single physical facility.  "Financial services industry" means trading and brokering operations, including but not limited to securities, commodities, debt instruments, currencies, options, futures, and other derivatives. [L 1990, c 107, pt of §3]