ACTION
ALERT
Production
Tax Credit Bill in Hawaii Legislature
An important
bill that will offer tax credits for labor expenditures
on productions shot in Hawaii is set to be heard in
Senate and House committees of the Hawaii Legislature
on Friday, Feb. 27.
This legislation
will expand Hawaii’s current tax incentive for
motion picture, television, film production and digital
media to keep pace with national and international
competition.
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The
Governor’s ‘Supplemental Budget’ is due
out on January 23rd and the state of the state speech will
be January 26th.
Tax
Credits -- The Screen Actors Guild will be introducing
a film industry tax credit bill, which may have a better
chance of passing this year since the budget is looking
better and taxes from new construction are likely to increase
in the near future. Last year tax credit legislation failed
to move forward in the legislature due to budget concerns,
HB 540 and HB 684. Labor and Business committees will likely
meet in mid-February.
Meanwhile,
the Hawaii State AFL-CIO will likely be working on defending
workers compensation, requiring neutrality in organizing
by companies that have state contracts, family leave, prescription
drugs, and worker retention legislation.
Governor
Promotes Digital Tech -- The legislature in Hawaii
is just about to get underway but in the meantime, according
to The Honolulu Advertiser, the governor has been
courting high tech firms such as Sony to promote the state
digital technology industry.
Technology
Conference Supports Digital Media, Visitor Industries:
" Sony Corp.'s president wants to help make Hawai`i a center for broadband
technology, and he has a friend in Gov. Linda Lingle to do it. Sony President
Kunitake Ando said he thinks technology could transform Hawai`i, turning it into
a hub for digital movie making and enhancing the tourist experience with digital
signs, electronic data cards and information on handheld computers." (The
Honolulu Advertiser, January 14, 2004 [7]).
Labor Classes in Pearl City -- The Center
for Labor Education and Research (CLEAR) welcomes HGEA
members to enroll in the following classes. CLEAR is located
on the University of Hawaii-West Oahu campus in Pearl City.
To enroll in any of the CLEAR classes, you need to submit an enrollment form
with payment to CLEAR as early as possible. Ten dollar ($10) late registration
fee per class will be charged for enrollments received less than seven (7)
days prior to first night of class. For more information and/or enrollment
forms call CLEAR at 454-4774 or visit our website at: http://westoahu.hawaii.edu/clear and
click on the "Class Sunday, January 4, 2004
Tourism
industry slow to hire more worker
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