New Hawaii law raises tax credits for filmmakers – Businessweek

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Russ Roberts

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New Hawaii law raises tax credits for filmmakers
Businessweek
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed a law increasing tax credits for filmmakers to help expand the state’s movie industry.

Russell Roberts‘s insight:

Let’s hope the new law encourages more media investment in Hawaii. Our economy must diversify beyond tourism and military spending–both sensitive to forces beyond our control. Aloha, Russ.

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