HI SCR175

Requests the Hawaii Tourism Authority develop an implementation plan addressing tourism "hot spots" (overcrowded areas causing resource degradation and safety hazards) identified in county destination management action plans.

Implementation plan must compile and prioritize issues from each island's Destination Management Action Plan and determine staffing and resources needed for multi-year stakeholder discussions.

Plan shall establish job descriptions and consultant scopes of work as templates, clarify HTA's role in securing and distributing resources, and develop a recommended implementation timetable.

Plan must explore potential revenue-increasing areas, including reviewing impact fees, to fund tourism management initiatives.

Hawaii Tourism Authority must submit the completed implementation plan and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2022 Regular Session convening.