Title 13, Planning And Economic Development

§207-4 Contract with lending institution. The director of finance may, and as far as practicable shall, contract with lending institutions for the processing of applications for loans of state funds and the servicing of these loans. The servicing shall be performed only by the le…

§207-5 Rules and regulations. The director of finance may adopt, amend, or repeal such rules and regulations governing the granting of loans and other related functions as the director of finance considers necessary or suitable. The rules and regulations when approved by the gove…

§207-6 Bond authorization. The director of finance may with the approval of the governor, issue from time to time general obligation bonds pursuant to chapter 39, part I not exceeding $500,000 for the granting of loans pursuant to the purposes of this part. [L 1961, c 194, §7; am…

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS §209-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Board" means the board of land and natural resources. "Commodity" means any good or service necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Hawaii; provided that this term shall include, but n…

[§209-10] Agricultural water systems; emergency power. When the governor has declared that a disaster has occurred for any portion of the State, pursuant to section 209-2, which results in damage to an agricultural water system that necessitates the temporary use of electrical po…

PART II. HOUSING §209-16 Housing relief. (a) Whenever the governor pursuant to section 209-2 declares a state disaster, the governor may invoke this part. After the declaration by the governor and pursuant to the governor's proclamation, the Hawaii housing finance and development…

§209-17 Use of funds in relation to federal projects. The funds allocated to this part shall be expended by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation only upon the finding that the housing project found necessary does not qualify for federal aid or participation. [L …

§209-2 State disaster; determination by governor. (a) After any sudden and extraordinary event that causes losses and suffering, the governor shall make a determination as to whether a state disaster has occurred and thereafter may declare a state disaster for the entire State or…

PART III. COMMERCIAL AND PERSONAL LOANS §209-26 Administration. (a) Except as otherwise provided, the director of business, economic development, and tourism is designated as the administrator responsible for the administration of this part. The director shall: (1) Administer loa…

§209-27 Types of loans; participation. The director of business, economic development, and tourism may make two types of loans: (1) Loans in participation with private financial institutions to be known as participating loans; and (2) Loans wholly from state funds to be known as …

§209-28 Purpose of loans. (a) Commercial loans may be made for the following purposes: to purchase inventory, equipment, and machinery; to construct, repair, or restore buildings; to provide operating funds; and to refinance outstanding business loans on equipment and buildings; …

§209-29 Eligibility for loans. Loans may be made to individuals, partnerships, corporations, cooperatives, or other business associations, but only if the applicant: (1) Suffered loss of or damage to property in a rehabilitation area as a result of a state disaster; (2) For a com…

§209-3 Duties of state and county department heads. Whenever the governor declares a state disaster all executive heads of departments and all county and city and county agencies shall: (1) Release personnel temporarily from their respective departments or agencies to work as nee…

§209-30 Terms. (a) No loan shall include any portion or item of loss covered by a contract of insurance or for which the applicant receives assistance from any other federal, state, or county program of disaster relief, and the amount of loans to any one applicant shall in no cas…

§209-31 Security for loans. Security for any loan when not available is not required, however, whenever property other than personal property and inventory, is purchased with the loan funds, a mortgage or pledge of such property shall be required as security for the loan. The dir…

§209-32 Conditions of loans. Every applicant who is granted a loan under the provisions of this part shall: (1) Expend the loan funds only for those purposes authorized by the director of business, economic development, and tourism; (2) Agree not to sell or otherwise dispose of m…

§209-33 Default. If the applicant is in default of any term or condition in any loan agreement or mortgage or the provisions of this part, the unpaid balance of the loan, including interest, shall, at the option of the director of business, economic development, and tourism, beco…

§209-34 State disaster revolving loan fund. (a) There is established the state disaster revolving loan fund into which shall be deposited all moneys appropriated by the legislature to the fund, contributed or transferred to the fund, and received as repayment of loans and interes…

§209-4 Rehabilitation coordinator; authority. The disaster relief and rehabilitation authorized by this chapter shall be administered by a rehabilitation coordinator who shall be appointed by the governor and shall be directly responsible to the governor. The coordinator shall be…

PART IV. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION §209-41 Disaster unemployment benefits. Whenever the governor declares a state disaster and invokes the provisions of this part as provided in section 209-2, the maximum total benefits in a benefit year as appearing in column D of section 383-22…

§209-5 Duties of coordinator. The rehabilitation coordinator shall: (1) Provide for the official contact between the State and persons affected by the state disaster; (2) Make available to persons affected by the state disaster information on all state rehabilitation programs; (3…

§209-6 Relation to other agencies. This chapter is not intended, nor shall it be construed in any manner, to conflict with or assume the responsibility of the American National Red Cross, any agency of the federal government, the Salvation Army, or the emergency management activi…

§209-7 Closing of application date; position of coordinator terminated. [(a)] The governor shall set a date after which no further applications for assistance under this chapter shall be received and may thereafter for good cause extend the date for a reasonable period of time. I…

§209-8 Consideration of other recoveries. In determining the eligibility of each person for every manner of assistance provided for in this chapter, the administering authorities shall consider every other type of assistance granted under the authority of this chapter, by any age…

§209E-1 Purpose. It is declared that the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this State are dependent upon the continual encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of the private sector, and that there are certain areas in the State that need the particular attent…

§209E-10 State business tax credit. (a) The department shall certify annually to the department of taxation the applicability of the tax credit provided in this chapter for a qualified business against any taxes due the State. Except for the general excise tax, the credit shall b…

§209E-11 State general excise exemptions. The department shall certify annually to the department of taxation that any qualified business is exempt from the payment of general excise taxes on the gross proceeds from an eligible business activity as defined in this chapter; provid…

[§209E-12] Local incentives. (a) In applying for designation as an enterprise zone, the applying county may propose local incentives, including, but not limited to: (1) Reduction of permit fees; (2) Reduction of user fees; and (3) Reduction of real property taxes. (b) The applica…

[§209E-13] Termination of enterprise zone. Upon designation of an area as an enterprise zone, the proposals for regulatory flexibility, tax incentives, and other public incentives specified in this chapter shall be binding upon the county governing body to the extent and for the …

[§209E-14] Force majeure event; agricultural businesses. If a business engaged in agricultural production or processing is: (1) Wholly or partially prevented from maintaining eligibility requirements under section 209E-9; or (2) Interrupted, by reason of or through any force maje…

§209E-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Call center" means a business providing service at an establishment in which customer and technical support service for manufacturing companies, disease management services, computer hardware and software companies, credit collection…

[§209E-3] Administration. The department shall administer this chapter and shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To establish criteria for determining what areas qualify as enterprise zones. The criteria shall be the minimum required for implementation of the purpose of…

§209E-4 Enterprise zone designation. (a) The governing body of any county may apply in writing to the department to have an area declared to be an enterprise zone. The application shall include a description of the location of the area or areas in question, and a general statemen…

§209E-5 Application review. (a) The department shall review each application upon receipt and shall secure any additional information that the department deems necessary for the purpose of determining whether the area described in the application qualifies to be declared an enter…

[§209E-7] Government assistance; prohibition. There shall be no duplication of existing state tax incentives to qualified business firms which locate in an enterprise zone. [L 1986, c 78, pt of §1]

§209E-8 Rules. Rules prescribing procedures effectuating the purpose of this chapter shall be adopted by the department in consultation with the department of taxation pursuant to chapter 91. [L 1986, c 78, pt of §1; am L 1989, c 390, §3]

§209E-9 Eligibility; qualified business; sale of property or services. (a) Any business firm may be eligible to be designated a qualified business for purposes of this chapter if the business: (1) Begins the operation of a trade or business in an eligible business activity within…

§210-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Department" means the department of business, economic development, and tourism. "Director" means the director of business, economic development, and tourism. "SBA" means the Small Business Administration of the United States Governme…

§210-2 Hawaii capital loan program. There is created a capital loan program which shall be administered by the director of business, economic development, and tourism in accordance with the spirit and intent of this chapter. [L 1963, c 76, §3; Supp, §98R-3; HRS §210-2; am L 1987,…

§210-4 Functions, powers, and duties of director. In the performance of, and with respect to, the functions, powers, and duties vested in the director by this chapter, the director of business, economic development, and tourism may: (1) Prescribe rules and regulations to carry ou…

§210-5 Rules and regulations. The rules and regulations shall: (1) Prescribe the qualifications for eligibility of applicants for loans. (2) Establish preferences and priorities in determining eligibility for loans. (3) Establish the conditions, consistent with the purposes of th…

§210-6 Direct loans, terms, and restrictions. (a) The department of business, economic development, and tourism may make loans to small business concerns for the financing of plant construction, conversion, expansion, the acquisition of land for expansion, the acquisition of equi…

§210-7 Loans to development companies. (a) The department of business, economic development, and tourism may make loans to development companies incorporated in the State for the purpose of supplementing the funds required to be forthcoming to qualify development companies to rec…

[§210-7.5] Loans guaranteed by the department. (a) The department may guarantee up to ninety per cent of the principal balance of a loan made to a qualified small business concern by a private lender who is unable to otherwise lend the applicant sufficient funds at reasonable rat…

§210-8 Reports. The department of business, economic development, and tourism shall make a report as of December 31 of each year of operations under this chapter to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives, on the progress made un…

§210D-1 Findings and purpose. The legislature finds that: (1) It is in the best interest of the State to bring about a diversification of opportunities in all aspects of life for the residents and communities of the State; (2) Community-based enterprises play an important part in…