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HI SB1639

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lynn Decoite

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes August 30 of each year as "Hawaii Beach Day," designated as an observance but not a state holiday.

  • Designates four purposes for Hawaii Beach Day: promote awareness of beach preservation, celebrate cultural and recreational value, encourage beach cleanups and environmental conservation, and highlight sustainable tourism practices.

  • Requires Hawaii Tourism Authority in collaboration with Department of Land and Natural Resources to organize statewide beach cleanups, educational campaigns, cultural demonstrations, and public exhibits to observe the day.

  • Requires Hawaii Tourism Authority to submit annual reports to the Legislature before each regular session detailing events conducted, funds expended, and recommendations for future observances.

  • Appropriates unspecified funds for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for marketing campaigns, equipment and supplies for cleanups, and grants to community organizations; effective July 1, 2025 for appropriations and July 1, 2050 for the remainder of the Act.

Legislative Description

Relating To Hawaii Beach Day.

Appropriations ($)

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

2/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/14/2025
Transportation and Culture and the Arts1/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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