(a) There is established within the creative industries division of the department a state media industry development liaison to plan, develop, and execute a statewide media industry development strategy to include all counties in the State for the purposes of establishing a collaborative media industry development program.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 201-115

  • Creative industries: means those sectors that comprise Hawaii's creative economy, including media, arts, culture, music, design, fashion, publishing, animation, interactive, and emerging media. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 201-111
  • Department: means the department of business, economic development, and tourism. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 201-111
  • Media: means film, motion pictures, television, interactive, over-the-top television productions, virtual reality, augmented reality and other forms of emerging media, multi-player videogame publishing, and other digitally-developed content for theatrical or digital distribution via streaming, mobile, and broadcast media. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 201-111
(b) The state media industry development liaison shall be appointed by the director of business, economic development, and tourism without regard to chapter 76.