HI HCR109

Urges the legislature to remove the $103,000,000 cap on transient accommodations tax revenues distributed to Hawaii counties.

Current law allocates the capped $103,000,000 among counties as follows: Kauai County 14.5%, Hawaii County 18.6%, Maui County 22.8%, and City and County of Honolulu 44.1%.

Eliminating the ceiling would allow counties to receive proportional allocations that increase or decrease based on actual transient accommodations tax revenues collected.

Counties use transient accommodations tax revenues for essential services including police and fire protection and management of public spaces like beaches and parks.

Directs certified copies be transmitted to the Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and the mayors of Kauai, Hawaii, Maui counties, and Honolulu.