§394-9  Eligibility requirements.  (a) In order to be eligible for state-assisted training or retraining under section394-8, businesses must:

(1)  Be licensed to do business in Hawaii;

(2)  Establish or expand operations in Hawaii; and

(3)  Be engaged in research, development,manufacturing, production, or delivery of services in growth industries suchas, but not limited to, electronics, software, instrumentation, biotechnology,renewable energy, telecommunications, computers, mariculture, aquaculture, tropicalagriculture, Hawaiian natural products, and space applications includingastronomical research.

(b)  The department may adopt rules to furtherclarify qualifying businesses and industries, eligible job positions fortraining, and eligible persons for job training to promote economic expansionwithin the State and may consult with the department of business, economicdevelopment, and tourism prior to issuing these rules. [L 1987, c 241, §3; am L1988, c 141, §36; am L 1990, c 293, §8]