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Committee backs bill to support Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and stabilize arts jobs
Summary
The Senate committee moved SB441 forward to Ways and Means after testimony from artists, the Hawaii Theater Center and the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra about the cultural and economic value of steady state support.
Lawmakers on Jan. 30 recommended SB441, which would provide ongoing state support to the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra (HSO), to be advanced to the Ways and Means Committee.
Dane Lamb, music and artistic director of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, told the committee the measure would allow the 84‑member orchestra to bring more programming "to more people around these islands from Keiki to…
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