Title 13, Planning And Economic Development

[§210D-14] Annual report. The department shall submit a report of the actions taken under this chapter which shall be included in the annual report pursuant to section 201-10. [L 1990, c 111, pt of §2]

§210D-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Community-based economic development" means a community institution-building process that results in community-based enterprises and other economic development activities which are designed and implemented by a community; consistent …

§210D-3 Hawaii community-based economic development technical and financial assistance program. There is established the Hawaii community-based economic development technical and financial assistance program, placed within the department. [L 1990, c 111, pt of §2; am L 1996, c 19…

§210D-4 Hawaii community-based economic development special fund; established. There is established a special fund to be known as the Hawaii community-based economic development special fund from which moneys shall be loaned or granted by the department under this chapter. All mo…

§210D-5 Community-based economic development advisory council; established. There is established the community-based economic development advisory council, which shall consist of ten members. The director of business, economic development, and tourism, the chairperson of the boar…

§210D-6 Compensation and expenses of members. All members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for any actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in carrying out their official duties. [L 1990, c 111, pt of §2; am L 2009, c 124, §4]

§210D-7 Authority of council. The council shall review all requests for financial assistance to assess whether the proposed community-based economic development activity or enterprise is likely to achieve the purposes of this chapter. The council shall make recommendations to the…

§210D-8 Powers and duties. The department shall have the necessary powers to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including the following:

§210D-9 Loans; limitation and terms. Loans made under this chapter shall be for the purposes and in accordance with the terms specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) and shall be made only to applicants who meet the eligibility requirements specified therein. The loans shall be for a…

[§211D-1] Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Capital access loan" means a loan that is entitled to be secured by the fund. "Department" means the department of business, economic development, and tourism. "Financial institution" includes…

[§211D-10] Reports; audits. (a) The department shall submit to the legislature an annual status report on the program's activities. (b) The financial transactions of the fund are subject to audit by the auditor. [L 2000, c 290, pt of §2]

[§211D-11] State liability prohibited. The State is not liable to a participating financial institution for payment of the principal, the interest, or any late charges on a capital access loan made under this chapter. [L 2000, c 290, pt of §2]

[§211D-12] Gifts and grants. The department may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for the purposes of this chapter. [L 2000, c 290, pt of §2]

[§211D-2] Powers of department in administering the capital access program. In administering the program, the department shall have all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including the power to:

[§211D-3] Capital access program. (a) The department shall establish a capital access program to assist a participating financial institution in making loans to businesses and nonprofit organizations that face barriers in accessing capital. (b) The department shall use money in t…

[§211D-4] Rulemaking authority. (a) The department shall adopt rules relating to the implementation of the program and any other rules necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The rules may: (b) To qualify for participation in the program, a line of credit shall:

[§211D-5] Provisions relating to capital access loan. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the department may not determine the recipient, amount, or interest rate of a capital access loan or the fees or other requirements related to the loan. (b) A loan is not eligi…

[§211D-6] Reserve account. (a) On approval by the department and after entering into a participation agreement with the department, a participating financial institution making a capital access loan shall establish a reserve account. The reserve account shall be used by the insti…

[§211D-7] Limitations on state contribution to reserve account. (a) The amount deposited by the department into a participating financial institution's reserve account for any single loan recipient may not exceed $100,000 during a three-year period. (b) The maximum amount the dep…

[§211D-8] State's rights with respect to reserve account. (a) All of the money in a reserve account established under this chapter is property of the State. (b) The State is entitled to earn interest on the amount of contributions made by the department, borrower, and institution…

[§211D-9] Annual report. A participating financial institution shall submit an annual report to the department. The report shall:

§211E-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Financing" means furnishing risk capital to persons for use in the development or exploitation of specific inventions or products. "Innovation" means any new product or invention. "Invention" means any new process or technique for wh…

§211E-3 Venture capital information center; establishment; duties. (a) The department of business, economic development, and tourism shall establish a venture capital information center to promote the development and exploitation of inventions and new products that have direct ec…

§211E-4 Advisory committee. The director of business, economic development, and tourism may appoint an advisory committee of not more than seven members to advise the director on applications for loans from the [Hawaii innovation development fund]. The members shall serve without…

§212-1 "Act of Congress" defined. As used in this chapter, "Act of Congress" means the act of Congress approved June 18, 1934, entitled, "An act to provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite…

§212-10 Personnel. Permanent employees currently not in civil service and who are employed by the State to operate and maintain the foreign trade zone in the department of business, economic development, and tourism shall be converted to permanent civil service status within the …

§212-2 "Public corporation" defined. As used in this chapter, "public corporation" means the State of Hawaii, any political subdivision thereof, and municipality therein, or any public agency of the State. [L 1963, c 7, §3; Supp, §98T-3; HRS §212-2]

§212-3 Designation and approval of governor for application. Any public corporation which is duly designated and approved by the governor may make application to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board of the United States for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining a forei…

§212-4 Grant of authority to governor; rules and regulations. The governor may do all things necessary and proper to carry into effect the establishing, maintaining, and operating of foreign-trade zones, and make such rules and regulations concerning the operation, maintenance, a…

§212-5 Setting aside public lands; lease, license, and permits. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the governor may set aside public lands to a public corporation for the purpose of this chapter and the corporation may, by negotiation and without recourse to public auction,…

[§212-5.5] Foreign-trade zone; jurisdiction. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, the department of business, economic development, and tourism shall have jurisdiction and administrative authority over the area in the vicinity of Piers 1 and 2 currently being used as a forei…

§212-6 Establishment, operation, and maintenance of zone. Any public corporation authorized pursuant to this chapter to make an application and whose application is granted pursuant to the terms of the Act of Congress may establish, operate, and maintain the foreign-trade zone:

§212-7 Powers; indemnity or assurance to the United States and deposits with United States. If authorized to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign-trade zone, a public corporation may, in addition to its other powers:

§212-8 Exemption from taxes. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, sales of all products which are categorized as privileged foreign merchandise, nonprivileged foreign merchandise, domestic merchandise, or zone-restricted merchandise, and which are admitted into a foreign-trad…

§212-9 Special fund. There is established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the foreign-trade zones special fund. All fees or other moneys collected under this chapter shall be deposited in this fund. All moneys in the fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes of an…

§213-1 Research and development industry promotion program and objectives. There shall be in the department of business, economic development, and tourism a program known as the research and development industry promotion program to be placed under the supervision of the director…

§213-2 Personnel. The director of business, economic development, and tourism shall select and designate qualified personnel as the director may deem essential to effectuate the objectives of the research and development industry promotion program. [L 1965, c 210, §3; Supp, §98V-…

§214-1 State grants-in-aid system established. There shall be a state system of grants-in-aid to the several counties for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating, and assisting the economic development of the several counties by capital improvement projects which are a part of th…

§214-2 Funds, allotment, and expenditure. Money allotted under this chapter by the State shall be available to the several counties; provided that no part of state or county moneys shall be expended for capital improvement projects that are not a part of the general plan of the S…

§214-3 Determination of projects. The executive officer of each of the several counties, with the advice of the county or city council as the case may be, shall identify the project or projects to be undertaken, in the executive officer's respective county, under this program sub…

§214-4 Rules. The department of budget and finance and the office of planning and sustainable development may adopt rules and regulations necessary and convenient for the administration and implementation of this chapter subject to approval by the governor. [L 1965, c 234, §5; Su…

§219-1 Findings and purpose. The legislature finds that: The purpose of this chapter is to establish a loan program to financially assist in the development of aquaculture in the State. [L 1971, c 181, pt of §1; ree L 1977, c 212, pt of §2]

§219-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Aquaculture" means the propagation, cultivation, or farming of aquatic plants and animals in controlled or selected environments for commercial purposes or authorized stock enhancement purposes. "Aquaculture sustainable projects" mean…

§219-3 Hawaii aquaculture loan program. There is established the Hawaii aquaculture loan program to be administered by the board of agriculture and biosecurity. [L 1971, c 181, pt of §1; ree L 1977, c 212, pt of §2; am L 2025, c 236, §18]

§219-4 Funds; application of payments. (a) There is established a special fund to be known as the aquaculture loan revolving fund from which moneys shall be loaned by the department of agriculture and biosecurity under this chapter. The department, by its board of agriculture and…

§219-5 Powers; rules. (a) The department shall have the necessary powers to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including the following: (b) The chairperson may approve loans, where the requested amount, plus any principal balance on existing loans to the applicant, does not …