[PART II. KAKAAKO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT]

 

[§206E-34  Cultural public market.] (a)  There shall be established within the Hawaii community developmentauthority a state cultural public market.

(b)  The cultural public market shall belocated on state land within the Kakaako Makai area and developed pursuant tosections 206E-31, 206E-32, and 206E-33.  A public parking lot shall beincluded.

(c)  The Hawaii community development authorityshall:

(1)  Designate and develop the state-owned land forthe cultural public market;

(2)  Accept, for consideration, input regarding theestablishment of the cultural public market from the following departments andagencies:

(A)  The department of agriculture;

(B)  The department of business, economicdevelopment, and tourism;

(C)  The department of land and naturalresources;

(D)  The department of labor and industrialrelations; and

(E)  The Hawaii tourism authority;

(3)  Consider and determine the propriety of usingpublic-private partnerships in the development and operation of the culturalpublic market;

(4)  Develop, distribute, and accept requests forproposals from private entities for plans to develop and operate the culturalpublic market; and

(5)  Ensure that the Hawaiian culture is the featured culturein the cultural public market.

(d)  Requests for proposals for the culturalpublic market shall contemplate but not be limited to the inclusion of thefollowing types of facilities and services:

(1)  Retail outlets for ethnically diverse products;

(2)  Venues for businesses with ethnic themes,including restaurants and other service-related businesses;

(3)  Theaters, stages, and arenas designed to showcasecultural performing artists as well as community performing arts;

(4)  Exhibition space or museums that showcase artworkcreated by international and local artists; and

(5)  Museums or other educational facilities focusingon the history and cultures of the various ethnic groups within Hawaii,including Hawaiian history. [L 2005, c 231, §2]