SB666 Summary

• Establishes the Hawaii Airports Corporation as a separate state entity to assume all authority, powers, functions, and duties of the Department of Transportation related to aeronautics and airport management and operation.

• Creates a nine-member board of directors appointed by the governor, with at least one resident each from Honolulu and the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui; board members serve four-year terms with an eight-year consecutive service limit.

• Exempts the corporation from chapters 36, 37, 37D, 38, and 40 (HRS) and subjects it to procurement requirements of chapters 103D and 104, with mandatory project labor agreements for construction work at airports.

• Transfers all airport revenue funds, bonds, and obligations from the Department of Transportation to the corporation, effective no later than December 31, 2022; appropriates $3,000,000 from the airport revenue fund for implementation.

• Ensures transferred employees retain civil service status, seniority, vacation and sick leave credits, and collective bargaining rights; prohibits layoffs resulting from the transfer.