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HI SR78

Resolution

Status

Passed

7/8/2020

Primary Sponsor

Kurt Fevella

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Request that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism work with the Legislature to create 100,000 permanent jobs in Hawaii by 2022

  • Respond to economic crisis caused by COVID-19 pandemic, including a stay-at-home order from March 25 to May 5, 2020, that devastated Hawaii's economy

  • Address Hawaii's unemployment rate of 22.3 percent and projected 12.1 percent drop in gross domestic product for 2020

  • Require the Department to submit a report with recommendations and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2021 Regular Session convenes

  • Respond to University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization prediction that more than 25,000 residents will leave the state by 2022 due to poor economic outlook and lack of sustainable employment

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Work In Conjunction With The Legislature To Create One Hundred Thousand Permanent Jobs In The State By 2022.

Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism

Last Action

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

7/8/2020

Committee Referrals

Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism7/2/2020
Transportation3/6/2020

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