STAND. COM. REP. NO. 14-44
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 1 2025
RE: S.C.R. No. 40
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, to which
was referred S.C.R. No. 40 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO INCREASE ITS FOCUS ON
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND CYBERSECURITY TO ALLOW LOCAL
MANUFACTURERS TO EXPAND PRODUCTION, LOWER COSTS, AND CREATE
NEW PRODUCTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to increase its focus on
advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity to allow manufacturers to
expand production, lower costs, and create new products.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Military Affairs Council.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.
Your Committee finds that innovative technologies, including
artificial intelligence, 3D printing, and robotics, can enhance
manufacturing efficiency. Your Committee further finds that one
cybersecurity technology is one such tool that can be implemented
to further secure Hawaii's manufacturing industry to ensure
confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Since
the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation is the vital
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resource for local manufacturers, it can be a valuable support
structure to improve advanced manufacturing practices,
particularly in cybersecurity practices. Your Committee concludes
that the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation can reduce the
State's reliance on imports and increase the efficiency of local
supply chains by focusing on cybersecurity in the manufacturing
industry.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development and Tourism that is attached to
this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.C.R. No. 40 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Economic
Development and Tourism,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Economic Deveiopment and Tourism
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Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
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The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
V Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye/ Aye (WR) Nay Excused
DECOITE, Lynn (C)
WAKAI, Glenn (VC)
FUKUNAGA, Carol /
KIM, Donna Mercado
AWA, Brenton
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TOTAL
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Recommendation: /
Adopted __ NotAdopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signatura^XLz*"'^/
Distribution: Original \ I j/ye\tovj Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee RepohsJ y^lerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24