HI HB476

Allows forty percent of the Works of Art Special Fund to be used for support and promotion of performing arts in Hawaii, expanding the fund's traditional focus on visual arts and public displays.

Defines "performing arts" to include dance choreography, singing, lyrics, motion pictures, music, theater, pantomime, screenplays, sound recordings, and similar works intended for audience performance.

Establishes criteria for qualifying performing arts: must be recorded on audio, video, or audiovisual file; archived and maintained by the foundation or state art museum as state property; owned exclusively by the State under federal copyright law; and displayed in publicly accessible formats.

Amends Section 103-8.5 of Hawaii Revised Statutes to include performing arts in allowable uses of the special fund, alongside existing purposes such as acquisition, display, maintenance, storage, and transportation of works of art.

Takes effect upon approval and adds new definitions to Chapter 9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, including "display" to encompass posting recordings of works for public viewing and listening.