| HI | SB3334 | Enroll
Sine Die | Establishes the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, or a designee of the director, as an ex-officio voting member of the Hawaii Tourism Authority and Stadium Authority boards. Transfers the Stadium Authority from the Department o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-06
Enrolled to Governor. |
| HI | HB2329 | Enroll
Sine Die | Requires the department of land and natural resources to place historical markers throughout the State to indicate sites in the State that were significant in the life of President Barack Obama that have been identified by the department in consultat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-04
Transmitted to Governor. |
| HI | SB775 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes the natural resource management special fund and authorizes uses for moneys in the fund. Establishes a natural resource management commission to guide and approve the disbursement of moneys deposited into the fund. Allocates transient acc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-14
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 871). |
| HI | HB1686 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Director of Transportation to establish and implement a digital identification pilot program. Effective 7/1/2050. Repeals on 6/30/2025. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-24
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB3183 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Director of Transportation to establish and implement a digital identification pilot program. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-10
To House Transportation Committee |
| HI | SB2035 | Engross
Sine Die | Incorporates a regenerative framework into the State Planning Act by expanding objectives and policies for the visitor industry. Requires an update to the State Tourism Functional Plan to be submitted to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-03-10
To House Labor & Tourism Committee |
| HI | SB2301 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the term expiration of a holdover member of a board or commission at the end of the first regular legislative session following the expiration of the member's term. Requires the Governor to appoint an individual to fill all board and com...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-02-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HI | SB2078 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds the Hawaii Tourism Authority president and chief executive officer as an ex officio member of the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Land Use Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-02-11
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee |
| HI | HB1487 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the HTA to create educational videos, educational audio recordings, and supplementary informative paper material to be provided and distributed on incoming commercial flights.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-26
To House Labor & Tourism Committee |
| HI | HB1616 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds the Hawaii Tourism Authority president and chief executive officer as an ex officio member of the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Land Use Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-26
To House Water & Land Committee |
| HI | HB1615 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Director of Transportation; Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources; Director of Agriculture; and the Executive Director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-26
To House Labor & Tourism Committee |
| HI | HB1614 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority to offer performance-based incentives in all of its professional services contracts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-26
To House Labor & Tourism Committee |
| HI | HB1899 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes best practice destination management and regenerative tourism under the scope and responsibilities of the Hawaii tourism authority. Requires the Hawaii tourism authority to develop a tourism management plan that includes tourism marketing, b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-26
To House Labor & Tourism Committee |
| HI | SB2208 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority, in collaboration with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, to implement and administer tourism related initiatives that are designed to educate visitors on the State's protected areas and wildlife, incl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-24
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee |
| HI | SB2573 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an Office of Tourism and a Tourism Commission within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Dissolves the Hawaii Tourism Authority and transfers certain functions to the Office of Tourism. Prohibits the Office of T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-01-24
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee |
| HI | SB950 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires that the 3.5% cap on spending from the tourism special fund include all governance and employment expenses and organization-wide costs as administrative expenses. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-12-10
To House Labor & Tourism Committee |
| HI | SB938 | Engross
Sine Die | Specifies that moneys in the tourism emergency special fund are to be used exclusively for emergency measures directly related to safety and security initiatives necessary to respond to any tourism emergency. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-12-10
To House Labor & Tourism Committee |
| HI | SB596 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits holdover board members of the Hawaii Tourism Authority from holding office beyond the commencement of the next legislative session following the expiration of the member's term of office. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-12-10
To House Labor & Tourism Committee |
| HI | SB139 | Intro
Sine Die | Revises county allocations of transient accommodations tax revenues to reflect the number of annual visitor arrivals for each respective county. Requires updating the number of visitor arrivals for each respective county annually from the Hawaii Tour...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-12-10
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | SB575 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the composition of the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board of Directors to require at least two members, rather than one, to be appointed by the Governor who shall have knowledge, experience, and expertise in the area of Hawaiian cultural practices...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-12-10
To Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee |
