HI SB1482

Establishes the Aerospace and Aeronautics Development Program within the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to coordinate space-related activities and promote aerospace industry growth.

Requires the program director to have expertise in space-related activities and be appointed by the governor without regard to civil service requirements.

Director's duties include overseeing space-related planning, fostering public-private-academic partnerships, facilitating technology transfer, and promoting education and workforce development in aerospace fields including optics, astronomy, aviation, remote sensing, drones, and satellite communications.

Prohibits the program from authorizing or facilitating the launch of any vehicle carrying weapons of destruction, nuclear waste, or radioactive materials as a power source.

Appropriates unspecified general revenues for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 for program establishment; effective date is July 1, 2050.