New Hawaii film tax credits aim to keep local talent home

It’s a wrap: A bill to enhance spending rebates for film productions in Hawaii is set for passage

Hawaii lawmakers are poised to accelerate the state’s pace in an incentive arms race for hosting film productions by offering more taxpayer-funded rebates on industry spending. Negotiators in the state House and Senate on Friday agreed on a compromise draft of a bill to increase incentives to make movies, episodic shows, TV specials and commercials in Hawaii after several bills in recent years aimed at attracting more such work with enhanced inc…

New Hawaii film tax credits aim to keep local talent home

The Hawaiʻi State Legislature passed legislation that strengthens the state's film tax incentive program, creating sustainable local careers so Hawaiʻi's creative workforce no longer has to leave home to build a future in the industry.