SB 1578: DBEDT; OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS; HAWAII SISTER-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS COMMISSION; EAST-WEST CENTER; SISTER‑STATE PARTNERSHIPS; APPROPRIATIONS

Establishes the official designation of the East-West Center as the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc., and exempts state fund appropriations to the East-West Center from chapter 42F, HRS.  Renames the Hawaii Sister-State Committee to the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission and amends its functions and membership.  Requires the Office of International Affairs to provide support to the Hawaii Sister-State and International Partnerships Commission.  Expands the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's authority to establish out‑of‑state offices to include out-of-state facilities to support sister-state or province partnerships and other partnerships that promote and enrich the people, cultures, environments, and economies of the State and its international partners, generate revenue for the State, and buy property.  Appropriates funds.  (CD1)