RELATING TO A STATE HOTEL.
Summary
Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority and School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to jointly perform a study regarding the design, construction or purchase, and operations and management of a state hotel. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Jan 31, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was revised to change the legislative requirement from active planning to conducting a study, and the funding allocation was split between the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the University of Hawaii School of Travel Industry Management. The effective date was also changed to July 1, 3000, with funding sections taking effect July 1, 2025.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from requiring active planning and joint management of a state hotel to requiring a study on whether to construct, purchase, or operate a state hotel.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the requirement from actively planning for a state hotel to jointly performing a study on design, construction, purchase, and operations.
Added specific study considerations including staffing/financial resources and whether construction or purchase is more cost-effective.
TIMELINE
Changed the report deadline from before sessions of 2026, 2027, and 2028 to no later than twenty days before the regular session of 2027.
Changed the effective date of the Act to July 1, 3000, with funding sections taking effect July 1, 2025.
FISCAL
Added a separate appropriation section for the University of Hawaii School of Travel Industry Management to fund its portion of the study.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
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Committee
3
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 25) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to TOU, HED, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrian Tam
DDemocratic
P
Amy Perruso
DDemocratic
P
Darius Kila
DDemocratic
P
Della Belatti
DDemocratic
P
Ikaika Olds
DDemocratic
P
Kirstin Kahaloa
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Marten
DDemocratic
P
Mahina Poepoe
DDemocratic
P
Sean Quinlan
DDemocratic
P
Tina Grandinetti
DDemocratic
P
Trish La Chica
DDemocratic
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