S.C.R. No. 135 Summary

• Requests the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to spend a minimum percentage (amount not specified in document) of Works of Art Special Fund expenditures annually for commissioning statues at new state buildings

• Recognizes Hawaii's creative sector contributed $4.2 billion to the state economy in 2018, representing 4.5 percent of gross domestic product and approximately 53,464 jobs

• Acknowledges the coronavirus pandemic had significant adverse impacts on Hawaii's creative industry and the need to support visual arts expansion through public works

• References the Art in Public Places and Relocatable Works of Art Programs, administered by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, which aim to provide citizens access to quality aesthetic and educational experiences

• Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the Creative Industries Division