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This bill establishes a comprehensive framework to support and expand performing arts in Hawaii through several key provisions. The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) will now create a new Performing Arts Grants Program to coordinate, plan, promote, market, and execute performing arts events, which are defined to include activities like dancing, singing, musical performances, and theater. The bill creates a new Performing Arts Grants Special Fund to support these efforts, with funding sources including legislative appropriations, grants, donations, and earned interest. Applicants for grants must provide detailed information about their proposed events and agree to comply with various legal and administrative requirements. The bill also expands the definition of "arts" to explicitly include performing arts and amends funding sources for the State Art Museum to now include legislative appropriations, federal grants, voluntary contributions, and other funds. Additionally, the bill modifies the Works of Art Special Fund by adjusting transfer amounts and expenditure guidelines, with an annual transfer limit of $3,000,000 or $15,000,000 minus the fund's unencumbered balance. To support these initiatives, the bill appropriates $300,000 for performing arts grants and $1,000 for the Works of Art Special Fund transfer in fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1378&year=2025