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HI HB 504

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RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Amends the transient accommodations tax rate beginning on 1/1/2027. Beginning 1/1/2027, requires collection of a monthly tax of $20 per passenger per port entry or any commercial passenger vessel at any port facility under the jurisdiction of the department of taxation. Establishes a Transient Accommodation Tax Enforcement Working Group. Requires the transfer of all agricultural leases under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Department of Agriculture. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for certain environmental stewardship projects. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Tourism Authority for its operating budget request. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Status date
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Latest action
2026-04-17 — Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • ICHIYAMAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-17

    Re-Referred to EDT/WLA, WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  3. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  4. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  5. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 648) in amended form (SD 2).

  6. 2025-04-08

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella, Inouye, Kim, McKelvey. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  7. 2025-04-04

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  8. 2025-04-04

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1834) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  9. 2025-04-03

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, Kim, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  10. 2025-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  11. 2025-03-21

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

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  12. 2025-03-21

    Reported from EDT/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1331) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  13. 2025-03-18

    The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

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  14. 2025-03-18

    The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  15. 2025-03-14

    The committee(s) on EDT/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  16. 2025-03-06

    Referred to EDT/WTL, WAM.

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  17. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

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  18. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 247).

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  19. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

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  20. 2025-02-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  21. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1112) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  22. 2025-02-26

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

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  23. 2025-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. 2025-02-14

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

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  25. 2025-02-14

    Reported from TOU/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 669) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  26. 2025-02-13

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Woodson.

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  27. 2025-02-13

    The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Hussey, Matsumoto.

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  28. 2025-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU/WAL on Thursday, 02-13-25 9:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. 2025-01-21

    Referred to TOU/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2

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  30. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  31. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-13 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Woodson: not voting

  • The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-13 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Holt: not voting
    • Hussey: not voting
    • Matsumoto: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-26 · pass · 14-1

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: no
    • Ward: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-18 · pass · 3-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • DeCorte: no
    • Chang: not voting

  • The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-18 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Wakai: yes

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-04-03 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2025-04-08 · pass · 25-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Fevella: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • McKelvey: yes

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