(a) There is established the manufacturing development program, through which the development corporation may provide grants to any business in Hawaii that is a manufacturer in the State and requires assistance for any of the following items:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 206M-15.1

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Cost: means the total cost in carrying out all undertakings that the development corporation deems reasonable and necessary for the development of a project or econimic zone, including but not limited to the cost of studies, surveys, plans, and specifications, architectural, design, engineering, or any other special related services; the cost of site preparation and development, demolition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and improvement; the cost of financing such project or econimic zone, including interest on bonds issued to finance such project or econimic zone from the date thereof to the estimated date of completion of such project or econimic zone as determined by the board; the cost of an allocable portion of the administrative and operating expenses of the development corporation related to the development of such project or econimic zone; and the cost of indemnity and surety bonds, premiums on policies of insurance, legal fees, and fees and expenses of trustees, depositories, and paying agents for the bonds, and for the issuance of letters of credit or other banking arrangements whether for the development corporation or a qualified person; all as the development corporation shall deem necessary. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 206M-1
  • Development corporation: means the Hawaii technology development corporation established by section 206M-2. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 206M-1
(1) Purchasing of manufacturing equipment;
(2) Training of employees on the use of manufacturing equipment;
(3) Improving existing energy efficiency manufacturing equipment or the purchase of improved energy efficiency equipment in the manufacturing process; or
(4) Studying or planning the implementation of a new manufacturing facility;

provided that no grant shall exceed twenty per cent of the cost of any of the above items, and no company shall receive a grant exceeding $100,000 in any given year.

(b) All moneys necessary to carry out the purposes of this section shall be appropriated by the legislature through appropriations out of the state general fund.
(c) In reviewing grant applications pursuant to this section, the development corporation shall analyze each application to determine whether the item to be undertaken will be economically viable and beneficial to the State.
(d) The development corporation shall submit a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session held in every even-numbered year. The report shall include the following items:

(1) The total number of grants provided;
(2) The sectors provided with grants;
(3) The total projected economic and employment growth facilitated by the grants provided; and
(4) The actual economic and employment growth that occurred as a result of the grants provided.