§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]
Note
Section is printed as enacted by L 2019, c 228, §3.