STRONGLY URGING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO ENCOURAGE ALL TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TO INCORPORATE THE PONO PLEDGE AS A REQUIREMENT FOR GUEST CHECK-IN.
HCR 143 is a concurrent resolution urging the Hawaii Tourism Authority to require all hotels, short-term rentals, and other transient accommodations to incorporate the Pono Pledge as a mandatory step during guest check-in. The resolution asks the authority to establish procedures where visitors must acknowledge the pledge - committing to respect Hawaii’s environment, culture, and safety - before checking in. It directly affects tourism businesses and visitors staying in temporary lodging across Hawaii. The resolution does not create new law but seeks to promote responsible tourism through this educational commitment.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025
Last action Mar 27, 2025
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The bill was reformatted from a House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) to a House Concurrent Resolution HD1, with the key substantive change being the shift from 'strongly urging' the Hawaii Tourism Authority to 'encourage' transient accommodations to incorporate the Pono Pledge. The resolution's text remains largely the same, but the language is slightly softened from 'require' to 'encourage' in the operative clause. This change reduces the mandatory nature of the request, making it more of a recommendation than a formal demand.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the Hawaii Tourism Authority and transient accommodations, but the enforcement mechanism is weakened by changing 'require' to 'encourage'.
REQUIREMENT
The operative language was changed from 'strongly urge to require' to 'strongly urge to encourage', reducing the mandatory nature of the request to transient accommodations.
TECHNICAL
The document was reformatted from a standard HCR template to an HD1 template, with metadata and formatting adjustments that do not affect substantive policy.
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Total actions
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Committee
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Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hashem, Hussey, Templo, Ward excused (4).
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1587) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to CPC.
lower
Mar 20, 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, Holt, Hussey, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matsumoto.
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to TOU, CPC, referral sheet 22
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
Offered
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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