HB 1442 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO OFFICE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

Summary

Establishes the Office of Entrepreneurship. Authorizes the use of the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund to fund a program in partnership with the Office that creates opportunities in film, media, electronic sports, and creative industries for new businesses. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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HB1442 → HB1442_HD1 · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to clarify that the Office of Entrepreneurship will use the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund to support new businesses in film, media, esports, and creative industries. The effective date was moved from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, and the appropriation authority was shifted from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Office of the Governor.

Scope change

The scope of the funded program was expanded to explicitly include electronic sports and creative industries, and the definition of eligible businesses was standardized to 'no more than five years' in operation.

FISCAL

The purpose of the Hawaii Film and Creative Industries Development Special Fund was modified to explicitly authorize funding for a partnership program supporting film, media, electronic sports, and creative industries.

The entity authorized to expend appropriated funds was changed from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Office of the Governor.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'Office' was updated to refer to the office of entrepreneurship created by Section -2, and the definition of 'State agency' was slightly rephrased for clarity.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for state contracts to be awarded to new businesses was clarified from 'not more than five years' to 'no more than five years' to ensure consistency.

The annual reporting requirement was updated to begin with the regular session of 2027 instead of two years after the office's creation.

The description of the Office's responsibilities was updated to use 'including but not limited to' language for consistency with other sections.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 335) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

9 primary · 0 co-sponsors