§226-10.5  Objectives and policies for theeconomy--information industry.  (a)  Planning for the State's economy withregard to telecommunications and information technology shall be directedtoward positioning Hawaii as a leader in broadband communications andapplications in the Pacific Region.

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

(1)  Encourage the continued development and expansionof the telecommunications infrastructure serving Hawaii to accommodate futuregrowth in the information industry;

(2)  Facilitate the development of new business andservice ventures in the information industry which will provide employmentopportunities for the people of Hawaii;

(3)  Encourage greater cooperation between the publicand private sectors in developing and maintaining a well- designed informationindustry;

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

(5)  Provide opportunities for Hawaii's people toobtain job training and education that will allow for upward mobility withinthe information industry;

(6)  Foster a recognition of the contribution of theinformation 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 L2009, c 167, §7]