"Widespread Support"

There's been a lot of talk about "widespread support" for the film bill that would have increased the refundable production tax credit to 15-20%. But just who exactly are these people who constituted this "widespread support"? Here's a list of folks (that I know of--there's probably more) who submitted official committee testimony, or called or emailed legislators directly to support the film bill this past legislative session:

Unions
* Hawaii Teamsters & Allied Workers, Local 996
* International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Local 665
* Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

Government
* Dept. of Business, Economic Development, & Tourism (DBEDT)
* Dept. of Taxation (DoTax)
* Big Island Film Office
* Honolulu Film Office
* Kauai Film Office
* Maui Film Office
* Oahu Visitors Bureau

Associations
* Diamond Head Neighborhood Board
* Kahaluu Neighborhood Board
* Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association
* North Shore Chamber of Commerce
* North Shore Neighborhood Board
* Olelo
* Waikele Community Association

Educators, Student-Related
* Patricia Gillespie, Kamehameha Schools
* Hawaii Student Film Festival
* Bob Hochstein, Video Professor at Leeward Community College
* Candy Suiso, Waianae High School Seariders Program
* UH Pacific New Media

Studios
* The Walt Disney Company ("Lost," Touchstone TV)
* Warner Brothers Entertainment
* Producer, "North Shore," Fox

Local Filmmakers, Crew Members, and Other Individuals
* Irish Barber, Irish & Company
* Scott Baron, Scott Baron Films
* Johnson W.K. Choi, Makai Motion Pictures
* Renee Confair Sensano, Confair Productions
* Brian Dinsmore, Student & Actor
* Gerard Elmore, Filmmaker
* Dana Hankins, Redhead Productions
* Patricia Hastie, Actress & Writer
* Geoff Heise, Employee of travel & tour agency
* Jim Hutchinson
* Genie Joseph, Hawaii Movie Studios
* Amy Kastens, Former Maui Film Commissioner
* Angela Laprete, A Laprete Production
* Vince Keala Lucero, Filmmaker
* Jeff Kent, UH Law Student, Film School Grad
* Marilyn Mick, Location & Production Manager
* Robert Pennybacker, Pennybacker Creative LLC
* Ginger Peterson, Peterson Productions
* William "Chico" Powell, Production Accountant for "North Shore, " etc.
* George Russell, Filmmaker
* James Sereno, Kinetic Films
* Georja Skinner, Skinner Entertainment
* Randy Spangler, Location Manager for "Lost," "North Shore," "Pearl Harbor," "Magnum PI," "Hawaii Five-O," and more
* Stephanie Spangler, Hawaii Film Authority Inc.
* Jim Triplett, Location Manager for "Lost," etc.
* Aaron Yamasato, Filmmaker, "Blood of the Samurai"

Vendors & Businesses
* Academy of Film & Television, Inc. (acting studio)
* Akamai RV Rentals (transportation)
* Atlantis Adventures (tours)
* Campbell Estate (developer)
* Charlie Long Security
* Dillingham Ranch
* Dwyer, Schraff, Meyer, Jossem & Bushnell (law firm)
* EagleVisions Video Corp. (editing, post)
* FXproductions (still photography)
* Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel (law firm)
* Hawaii Media Inc. (camera, grip & lighting house)
* Hilton Hawaiian Village (hotel)
* Home Baked Entertainment (effects, post)
* Kahala Mandarin Oriental (hotel)
* Ko'Olina Resort & Marina (hotel, developer)
* Mt. Kalihi Productions (local music production)
* Pacific Focus
* Reel Services Hawaii, Inc. (casting)
* Rock & Roll Kitchen (production caterer)
* Tropical Music, Inc. (local music production)
* Turtle Bay Resort (hotel)