HB 1376 Summary

• Establishes Office of Tourism and Destination Management within Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to manage tourism marketing, regenerative tourism, and destination management statewide.

• Transfers all functions, duties, appropriations, positions, and assets of Hawaii Tourism Authority to the new office and dissolves the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

• Requires implementation of county-specific destination management action plans for Oahu, Maui Nui, Hawaii Island, and Kauai over three-year periods.

• Appropriates $50,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 for office operations, plus $28,500,000 for convention center enterprise special fund and $140,000 for administrator position.

• Makes conforming amendments to multiple statutes replacing references to Hawaii Tourism Authority with Office of Tourism and Destination Management.