STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 113
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2023
RE: H.B. No. 1238
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Tourism, to which was referred H.B. No. 1238 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS HOSTING PLATFORMS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from Airbnb. Your Committee received comments on this measure from Airbnb Public Policy, Hawaii.
Your Committee finds that many illegal and unregulated transient accommodations are located in residential areas, often in violation of zoning laws and in conflict with residential neighborhoods. Your Committee further finds that these transient accommodations have a detrimental impact on the State's housing supply to the extent that they displace housing opportunities for residents. Your Committee believes that it is appropriate to implement measures to reduce the number of illegal and unregulated transient accommodations throughout the State.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1238, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1238, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism,
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____________________________ SEAN QUINLAN, Chair |
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