Representative Jon Riki Karamatsu
House Floor Written Comments
House Bill 3060, House Draft 1
Tuesday, March 7, 2006
I rise in support.
Through this bill, the High Technology Development Corporation will be able to extend its existing small business innovation research grant program to include a small business technology transfer program to encourage small companies and researchers at nonprofit research institutions, including research universities and colleges, to work together to move laboratory-developed technologies to the marketplace and to foster technology-based economic development. This program will strengthen Hawaii's technology industry by encouraging the partnership between small companies and researchers.
JON RIKI KARAMATSU 