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HI HB446

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Adrian Tam

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Hawaii Tourism Authority and School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to jointly conduct a study on designing, constructing or purchasing, and operating a state-owned hotel.

  • Study must evaluate staffing and financial resources needed to own, operate, and manage a state hotel, and determine whether it is more cost-effective to construct a new hotel or purchase an existing one.

  • Study findings must be submitted to the legislature no later than 20 days before the start of the 2027 regular legislative session.

  • Appropriates unspecified sums from general revenues for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to both the Hawaii Tourism Authority and University of Hawaii to conduct the joint study.

  • Effective July 1, 3000, with appropriation sections effective July 1, 2025.

Legislative Description

Relating To A State Hotel.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Templo, Ward excused (3).

1/31/2025

Committee Referrals

Higher Education1/31/2025
Tourism1/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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