2012 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 13. PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
226. Hawaii State Planning Act
226-10.5 Objectives and policies for the economy--information industry.

§226-10.5 Objectives and policies for the economy--information industry. (a) Planning for the State's economy with regard to telecommunications and information technology shall be directed toward positioning Hawaii as a leader in broadband communications and applications in the Pacific Region.

(b) To achieve the information industry objective, it shall be the policy of this State to:

(1) Encourage the continued development and expansion of the telecommunications infrastructure serving Hawaii to accommodate future growth in the information industry;

(2) Facilitate the development of new business and service ventures in the information industry which will provide employment opportunities for the people of Hawaii;

(3) Encourage greater cooperation between the public and private sectors in developing and maintaining a well- designed information industry;

(4) Ensure that the development of new businesses and services in the industry are in keeping with the social, economic, and physical needs and aspirations of Hawaii's people;

(5) Provide opportunities for Hawaii's people to obtain job training and education that will allow for upward mobility within the information industry;

(6) Foster a recognition of the contribution of the information industry to Hawaii's economy; and

(7) Assist in the promotion of Hawaii as a broker, creator, and processor of information in the Pacific. [L Sp 1988, c 1, §3; am L 2009, c 167, §7]